# fudge

> English word · Noun · IPA /fʌd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #18,832

## Definitions
1. A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
2. A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
3. Light or frothy nonsense.
4. A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
5. A made-up story.
6. A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.
7. Fecal matter; feces.

## Etymology
Probably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”.

## Easily confused with
- **fuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fudge-vs-fuse)
- **fung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fudge-vs-fung)
- **fume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fudge-vs-fume)
- **fungi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fudge-vs-fungi)
- **fugue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fudge-vs-fugue)
- **fade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fade-vs-fudge)
- **FIDE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fide-vs-fudge)
- **forge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forge-vs-fudge)
- **fridge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fridge-vs-fudge)
- **fidget** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidget-vs-fudge)

## Common misspellings (7)
`fduge`, `ffudge`, `fuddge`, `fudeg`, `fudgge`, `fugde`, `ufdge`

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