Most boundup is not a commonly used word, and its spelling may cause confusion. The correct spelling of this word is most bound-up, which means completely or tightly bound. The dash represents a hyphenated compound word. The IPA phonetic transcription for most bound-up is /moʊst bəʊnd-ʌp/. The stress is on the second syllable of bound, and the schwa sound is used for the first syllable of both words.