ups

See also: UPS

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌps/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ʌps

Noun

ups

1. plural of up

See also

• ups and downs

Verb

ups

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of up

Etymology 2

Interjection

ups

1. Misspelling of oops.

Etymology 3

Adjective

ups (comparative more ups, superlative most ups)

1. (Singapore, colloquial, predicative) Alternative spelling of upz (“outstanding”).

Anagrams

• 'sup, PSU, PUS, PUs, SUP, Sup., USP, psu, pus, sup, sup.

Danish

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English oops, reinforced by English borrowings in various languages; compare Danish ups, Dutch oeps, Finnish ups, French oups, German ups, Polish ups, Russian упс (ups) etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ups/
• Rhymes: -ups
• Hyphenation: ups

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Usage notes

Used mostly for small or unimportant mistakes. For mistakes of greater consequence, aĥ, ve, and fek (“crap, shit”) are more commonly used.

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of hups.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈups/, [ˈups̠]
• Rhymes: -ups
• Syllabification^(key): ups
• Hyphenation^(key): ups

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Synonyms

• upsis
• upsista

Further reading

• “ups”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Interjection

ups

1. oops

   Synonyms: huch, hoppla

Norwegian

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈups/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ups
• Syllabification: ups

Interjection

ups

1. oops!

Further reading

• ups in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈups/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈups/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈupʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈupʃ/

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Further reading

• “ups”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English oops.

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈubs/ [ˈuβ̞s]
• Rhymes: -ubs
• Syllabification: ups

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Usage notes

This word is considered an anglicism according to the Fundéu. The ending /-ps/ is uncommon and unnatural in Spanish.

References

• “ups”, in Fundéu (in Spanish), 9 September 2015