thud
/ˈθʌd/noun, verb
thud is spelled T-H-U-D: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thud means “The sound of a dull impact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thud is thuds.
How many letters and syllables are in thud?
| Letters | 4: T-H-U-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is thud?
Thud appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 thud?
- /ˈθʌd/
Thud has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-thud.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thud
- thuds plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- thudding participle, present
- thudded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thud mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sound of a dull impact.
- 2
A hard, dull impact.
- 3
A slower, dull impact with a wide surface area.
verb
- 1
To make the sound of a dull impact.
noun
- 1
USdatedslangRepublic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thud in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | martèlement , marteler |
| German | Bollern, dumpfer Knall , bollern, stampfen, dumpf knallen |
| Portuguese | baque |
| Spanish | golpe sordo , darse un batacazo |
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 thud come from?
From Middle English thudden (“to strike with a weapon”), from Old English þyddan (“to strike, press, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þuddijaną, *þiudijaną (“to strike, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þūhaną, *þeuhaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūk- (“to beat”). Cognate with Old English þoddettan (“to strike, push, batter”), Old English þȳdan (“to strike, stab, thrust, press”), Old English þēowan (“to press”), Albanian thundër (“a hoof, talon, a shaft", figuratively, "oppression, torment”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).