duh
/dʌ/interjection
duh is spelled D-U-H: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, duh means “A disdainful indication that something is obvious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in duh?
| Letters | 3: D-U-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.0 times per million words; the 12,940th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is duh?
Duh appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce duh?
- UK /dɜː/
- US /dʌ/
- Australia /dʌ/
Duh has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-duh.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with duh
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with duh?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as duh from its last stressed vowel (/ʌ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hud.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of duh
- der
- dur
- durr
- well duh
- well, duh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does duh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
A disdainful indication that something is obvious.
It's hot in the desert. - Well, duh!
- 2
An indication of mock stupidity.
Duhhh, I'm Jasmine, I can't even tie my shoe laces right!
- 3
A nonsensical utterance by an individual about to go unconscious, especially if they're dizzy.
Duuhh... I don't feel so good now...
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Duh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disdainful indication that something is obvious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bah, bah oui |
| German | ach, ach nee, ach was, na sowas |
| Portuguese | ah, dâ, der, dã |
| Spanish | obvio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does duh come from?
Imitative, indicating stupidity by mocking the speech of an intellectually disabled person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).