# und

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʌnd/ · frequency rank #7,867

## Definitions
1. A wave.
2. A billow- or wave-like marking.
3. Nonstandard spelling of and, usually signifying a German accent, due to "und" meaning "and" in German..

## Etymology
From Middle English unde (“a wave”), from either the Old French unde or Latin unda (“wave”). Doublet of water, ultimately from the same Indo-European root.

## Easily confused with
- **up** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-up)
- **us** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-us)
- **ur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-ur)
- **UT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-ut)
- **UV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-uv)
- **UW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-uw)
- **UO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-uo)
- **UU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-uu)
- **use** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-use)
- **USA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-usa)
- **UPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-ups)
- **USB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-usb)
- **USD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-usd)
- **URL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-url)
- **USC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-usc)
- **UTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-utc)
- **uni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-uni)
- **USS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-uss)
- **uno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-uno)
- **Uri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/und-vs-uri)

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