# waugh

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #31,404

## Definitions
1. Insipid; tasteless.

## Etymology
From Middle English walh, from Old English wealg. More at wallow (“tasteless, flat”).

## Easily confused with
- **weigh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waugh-vs-weigh)
- **wah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wah-vs-waugh)
- **wag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wag-vs-waugh)
- **wash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wash-vs-waugh)
- **wage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wage-vs-waugh)
- **wang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-waugh)
- **watch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watch-vs-waugh)
- **Walsh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walsh-vs-waugh)
- **Wagga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagga-vs-waugh)

## Common misspellings (7)
`awugh`, `waguh`, `wauggh`, `waughh`, `wauhg`, `wuagh`, `wwaugh`

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