fuck you
/ˈfʌk‿ˌjuː/
"fuck-you" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fuck you” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An expression to show discontent with the other party, or to show contempt.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fuck-you · fuck you · English
fuck you · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fuck you |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ˈfʌk‿ˌjuː/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fuck you” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fuck you is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ˈfʌk‿ˌjuː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fuck you, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is fuck you, spelled F-U-C-K- -Y-O-U.
Definition
- 1An expression to show discontent with the other party, or to show contempt.
- 2Go away, go to hell!
- 3Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fuck, you.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fuck you appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So you're not gonna help me?! Well, fuck you!
What made you decide to mistreat him? Fuck you, that's what.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.