# burp

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɜːp/ · frequency rank #36,471

## Definitions
1. A belch.

## Etymology
Originally from American English, of imitative origin.

## Easily confused with
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-but)
- **buy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-buy)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-bus)
- **busy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-busy)
- **bush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-bush)
- **butt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-butt)
- **buzz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-buzz)
- **bust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-bust)
- **buys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-buys)
- **bury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-bury)
- **Burt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-burt)
- **burr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-burr)
- **buss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-buss)
- **bute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-bute)
- **burst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-burst)
- **bursa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-bursa)
- **burqa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burp-vs-burqa)
- **br** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/br-vs-burp)
- **BP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bp-vs-burp)
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bar-vs-burp)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bburp`, `brup`, `bupr`, `burpp`, `burrp`, `ubrp`

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