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fu

Spanish, interjection/ˈfu/

fu is spelled F-U (2 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,631st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fu is a Spanish interjection meaning “an indication of disgust” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Utilizada para expresar desprecio”.

What does fu mean in English?

interjection

  1. 1

    an indication of disgust

  2. 2

    the hissing of a cat

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

interjection: 1. Utilizada para expresar desprecio. 2. Utilizada para simbolizar el bufido del gato.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce fu?

  • /ˈfu/
  • [ˈfu]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is fu in Spanish?

fu appears 7.8 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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