How do you spell "matchup" or "match-up" correctly in English?
Lately I keep seeing this word used a lot in games and esports. I've seen both versions - with a hyphen and written as one word. So what's the correct way to write it in English?
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In Russian, this word hasn't settled into a single correct form yet because it's a very recent borrowing. Dictionary rules for foreign words don't always apply, especially for young slang. So the question of what's "correct" is a bit more complicated than it seems.
If we're talking about trends, borrowed words from English in Russian are usually written as one word if they've already taken root - nobody writes "sayt" with a hyphen, after all. The logic is the same: "matchap" is one concept, one term, so writing it as one word looks more natural. People often use a hyphen when they're still thinking about the original English compound words (match-up), but in Russian that's unnecessary.
I'd recommend writing it as one word - "matchap," like most other borrowed words. If some publication or community uses a different spelling, stick with their style in that context, but overall the single-word version is considered more correct.
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