uff
German, preposition/ˈʔʊf/
uff is spelled U-F-F (3 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written German, the 8,702nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Uff is a German preposition meaning “alternative form of auf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does uff mean in English?
interjection
- 1
phew (expression of disgust, tiredness or relief)
- 2
whew (used before, during or after a mentally or physically strenuous activity, or while thinking of it).
preposition
- 1
alternative form of auf
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Lautäußerung vor, während oder nach einer körperlichen oder geistigen Anstrengung oder bei dem Gedanken daran.
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce uff?
- /ˈʔʊf/
- [ʊf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to uff
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is uff in German?
uff appears 7.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).