# ew

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈiː.uː/ · frequency rank #13,337

## Definitions
1. Expression of disgust or nausea.

## Etymology
Onomatopoeic, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.

## Easily confused with
- **ex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ew-vs-ex)
- **ey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ew-vs-ey)
- **ez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ew-vs-ez)
- **eye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ew-vs-eye)
- **eww** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ew-vs-eww)
- **exe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ew-vs-exe)
- **ewe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ew-vs-ewe)
- **Ewan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ew-vs-ewan)
- **e** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ew)
- **ed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ed-vs-ew)
- **et** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-ew)
- **EU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eu-vs-ew)
- **em** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/em-vs-ew)
- **el** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/el-vs-ew)
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/en-vs-ew)
- **eh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eh-vs-ew)
- **er** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/er-vs-ew)
- **EP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ep-vs-ew)
- **ES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/es-vs-ew)
- **ea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ea-vs-ew)

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