strewth
/stɹuːθ/interjection
strewth is spelled S-T-R-E-W-T-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, strewth means “A mild oath expressing surprise or generally adding emphasis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in strewth?
| Letters | 7: S-T-R-E-W-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 strewth?
Strewth appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 strewth?
- /stɹuːθ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-strewth.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of strewth
- ’strewth
- streuth
- strooth
- struth
- ’struth
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does strewth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKA mild oath expressing surprise or generally adding emphasis.
Nicky: 'Helloooooo?' / Sam: 'Strewth. You gotta be kidding me.'
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does strewth come from?
Minced form of God's truth. Compare zounds, blimey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).