# ug vs UO

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ug
*noun · IPA /ʌɡ/ · frequency rank #30,268*
A feeling of fear, horror or disgust.

### UO
*name · frequency rank #39,629*
Initialism of University of Oregon

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