# wut

> English word · Interjection · IPA /wʌt/ · frequency rank #28,793

## Definitions
1. What, both in its standard meaning as an interjection, but especially as a response to an outrageous or unexpected statement. This phrase became increasingly popular in the early 2000s due to internet culture.

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

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