puh
/pu/interjection, noun
puh is spelled P-U-H: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, puh means “Alternative form of pooh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in puh?
| Letters | 3: P-U-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 puh?
Puh appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 puh?
- UK /phuː/
- UK /puː/
- US /pu/
As a noun (“Filter-avoidance spelling of pussy”): /pʊ(ː)/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with puh
Also written: pooh.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with puh?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as puh from its last stressed vowel (/u/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hup.
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 puh
- puhs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does puh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Alternative form of pooh.
noun
- 1
vulgarFilter-avoidance spelling of pussy.
"Eat my puh"
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).