IUD
noun
IUD is spelled I-U-D: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, IUD means “Initialism of intrauterine device” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of IUD is IUDs.
How many letters and syllables are in IUD?
| Letters | 3: I-U-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 IUD?
IUD appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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).
Forms of IUD
- IUDs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does IUD mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Initialism of intrauterine device.
- 2
Initialism of inhalant use disorder.
- 3
Initialism of internet use disorder.
- 4
informalBarbecued chicken intestine, sold as street food.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
IUD in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense intrauterine device:
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.
Where does IUD come from?
The Philippine sense is due to the streetfood being reminiscent of an intrauterine device.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).