uck

/ʌk/

//ʌk// intj

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"uck" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uck” is an uncommon English word, ranked #85,876 in English word frequency and used as an interjection.

#85,876
frequency rank, English
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of yuck.

Key facts for uck
PropertyValue
Headworduck
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/ʌk/
Letters3
Frequency rank#85,876
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uck” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). uck lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for uck is 3 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʌk/. Corpus data places it at rank #85,876 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alternative form of yuck.".

No misspelling variants are generated for uck in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is uck, spelled U-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of yuck.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "uck"?
"uck" is spelled U-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ʌk/.
What does "uck" mean?
As an interjection, "uck" means: Alternative form of yuck.
How do you pronounce "uck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uck" is /ʌk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uck" come from?
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Using “uck”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʌk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list