# Wu

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwuː/ · frequency rank #9,555

## Definitions
1. Suzhou, a city in southern Jiangsu province in China, whence:
2. Suzhou, a city in southern Jiangsu province in China, whence:
3. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence:
4. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence:
5. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence:
6. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence:
7. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence:
8. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence:
9. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence:

## Etymology
Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 吳 /吴 (Wú). Doublet of O.

## Easily confused with
- **WV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wu-vs-wv)
- **wy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wu-vs-wy)
- **WWE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wu-vs-wwe)
- **WWW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wu-vs-www)
- **WWF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wu-vs-wwf)
- **wut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wu-vs-wut)
- **wye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wu-vs-wye)
- **WYO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wu-vs-wyo)
- **w** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/w-vs-wu)
- **we** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/we-vs-wu)
- **WA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wa-vs-wu)
- **wi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wi-vs-wu)
- **wo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wu)
- **WC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wc-vs-wu)
- **wt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wt-vs-wu)
- **WS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ws-vs-wu)
- **WD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wd-vs-wu)
- **WL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wl-vs-wu)
- **WF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wf-vs-wu)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/was-vs-wu)

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