different between upside vs ups

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?p?s?d', IPA^(key): /??p?sa?d/

Noun

upside (plural upsides)

1. the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
2. a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
3. an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc

Alternative forms

• up-side

Antonyms

• downside

Derived terms

• upside down

Translations

Preposition

upside

1. (informal) On the top of.
   • 2002, Pamela Duncan, Moon Women

     Ruth Ann clenched her hand around the hairbrush and felt like smacking Ashley upside the head with it. She knew better than to talk that way.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ps/

Noun

ups

1. plural of up

Verb

ups

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of up

Interjection

ups

1. Misspelling of oops.

See also

ups and downs

Anagrams

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

Danish

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English oops.

Likely influenced by English borrowings in various languages, such as Danish ups, Dutch oeps, Finnish ups, French oups, German ups, Polish ups, Russian ??? (ups), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ups/
• Hyphenation: ups

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Usage notes

Used mostly for small or unimportant mistakes. For big mistakes it's more common to use other interjections, such as a?, ve, fek (“crap, shit”).

Finnish

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Synonyms

• upsis
• upsista

German

Pronunciation

Interjection

ups

1. oops

   Synonyms: huch, hoppla

Norwegian

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Polish

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Portuguese

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ubs/, [?u??s]

Interjection

ups

1. oops