Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uppercase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: up-per-case
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Written in upper case; capital.

noun

Alternative form of upper case.

verb

To convert (text) to upper case.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"In German, the ß character is called eszett. It’s used in “Straße,” the word for street, and in the expletive “Scheiße.” It’s often transliterated as “ss,” and strangely enough, it’s never had an official uppercase counterpart."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -er Middle English upper English upper English case English uppercase From upper + case.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

upper-case (alternative) uppercases (present, singular) uppercasing (participle, present) uppercased (participle, past) uppercased (past)

Phrases

uppercase letter

Synonyms

capital capital letter upper-case letter majuscule

Antonyms

lowercase

Questions

What does uppercase mean?: Written in upper case; capital.
Where does uppercase come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -er Middle English upper English upper English case English uppercase From upper + case.

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