faugh
/fɔː/interjection
faugh is spelled F-A-U-G-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, faugh means “An exclamation of contempt, or of disgust, especially for a smell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in faugh?
| Letters | 5: F-A-U-G-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is faugh?
Faugh appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 faugh?
- /fɔː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-faugh.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with faugh
Sounds like: faw, for, fore (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of faugh
- faw
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does faugh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
datedAn exclamation of contempt, or of disgust, especially for a smell.
The very scent of the carrion–faugh–reached my nostrils at the distance where we stood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does faugh come from?
Onomatopoeic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).