# kush

> English word · Noun · IPA /kʊʃ/ · frequency rank #28,607

## Definitions
1. Marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).
2. A synthetic cannabinoid-like recreational drug prevalent in Sierra Leone.

## Etymology
Ellipsis of Hindu Kush, the place of origin.

## Easily confused with
- **Kyushu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kush-vs-kyushu)
- **Ku** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ku-vs-kush)
- **KS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ks-vs-kush)
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kun-vs-kush)
- **Koh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koh-vs-kush)
- **KMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kms-vs-kush)
- **Kos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kos-vs-kush)
- **Kuo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kuo-vs-kush)
- **KBs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kbs-vs-kush)
- **kph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kph-vs-kush)
- **kiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiss-vs-kush)
- **Kurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kurt-vs-kush)
- **Koch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koch-vs-kush)
- **Kuhn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kuhn-vs-kush)
- **Kath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kath-vs-kush)
- **Kuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kuan-vs-kush)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kkush`, `ksuh`, `kuhs`, `kushh`, `kussh`, `uksh`

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