# u vs uwu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### u
*character · IPA /ˈjuː/ · frequency rank #819*
The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

### uwu
*adjective · IPA /ˈuːwuː/ · frequency rank #47,399*
Innocently, often cloyingly cute.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/u-vs-uwu