fug
/fʌɡ/noun, verb, interjection
fug is spelled F-U-G: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fug means “A heavy, musty, stuffy, or unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a crowded or poorly ventilated area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fug is fugs.
How many letters and syllables are in fug?
| Letters | 3: F-U-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is fug?
Fug appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 fug?
- US /fʌɡ/
- Australia /fɐɡ/
- /fʊɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fug.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-fug.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fug?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as fug from its last stressed vowel (/ʌɡ/):
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 fug
- fugs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fugging participle, present
- fugged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fug mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA heavy, musty, stuffy, or unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a crowded or poorly ventilated area.
- 2
A state of chaos or confusion; a daze.
- 3
Preceded by the: used as an intensifier.
- 4
Something of little value.
- 5
A contemptible person.
- 6
slangA cigarette.
verb
- 1
To create a fug (“heavy, musty, stuffy, or unpleasant atmosphere”; etymology 1, noun sense 1) in (a place).
- 2
To surround (someone or something) with a fug (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
- 3
To put (someone or something) into a fug (“daze”; etymology 1, noun sense 2); to confuse, to daze.
- 4
To create a fug (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
- 5
Sometimes followed by up: to be surrounded by a fug (etymology 1, noun sense 1), for example, in an enclosed, stuffy place.
- 6
Used to express displeasure about (someone or something).
- 7
To damage or destroy (something).
- 8
To copulate with (someone).
interjection
- 1
Euphemistic form of fuck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fug in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense heavy, musty, stuffy, or unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a crowded or poorly v:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Muff |
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.