# ug

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʌɡ/ · frequency rank #30,268

## Definitions
1. A feeling of fear, horror or disgust.
2. An object of disgust.
3. Vomited matter.
4. A surfeit.

## Etymology
From Middle English ugge, from Old Norse uggr (“fear, apprehension, dread”), related to Old Norse ógn (“terror, threat, dispute”) and agi (“terror, strife, fear, punishment”). More at awe.

## Easily confused with
- **up** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-up)
- **us** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-us)
- **UK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-uk)
- **uh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-uh)
- **um** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-um)
- **ur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-ur)
- **UT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-ut)
- **UV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-uv)
- **UI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-ui)
- **UW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-uw)
- **UO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-uo)
- **UU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-uu)
- **use** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-use)
- **USA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-usa)
- **UPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-ups)
- **ugh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-ugh)
- **USB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-usb)
- **USD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-usd)
- **und** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-und)
- **URL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-url)

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