buh
German, interjection/buː/
buh is spelled B-U-H (3 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,091st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Buh is a German interjection meaning “boo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ausruf bei der Absicht, jemanden zu erschrecken”.
What does buh mean in English?
interjection
- 1
boo
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Ausruf bei der Absicht, jemanden zu erschrecken 2. Ausruf zum Ausdruck des Missfallens, der Unzufriedenheit
noun: 1. ein Ausruf, der Missfallen, Unzufriedenheit ausdrückt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of buh
- Buhs nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce buh?
- /buː/
- [buː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to buh
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is buh in German?
buh appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).