Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

power-up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables
pow-er-up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collectable item that gives the player some benefit.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of Japanese パワーアップ (pawā-appu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from power + up.

Inflected Forms

power-ups (plural)

Antonyms

power-down

Questions

What does power-up mean?
A collectable item that gives the player some benefit.
Where does power-up come from?
Calque of Japanese パワーアップ (pawā-appu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from power + up.

How to pronounce power-up

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “power-up”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “power-up” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.