duh

\dʌ\

/\dʌ\/ intj

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The verdict

“duh” is uncommon French (frequency #68,218 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,218
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Oui ; bah. Indique que quelque chose est évident, une tautologie.

Key facts for duh
PropertyValue
Headwordduh
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\dʌ\
Letters3
Frequency rank#68,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “duh” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). duh lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

duh is uncommon French at frequency #68,218 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \dʌ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

duh doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is duh, spelled D-U-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oui ; bah. Indique que quelque chose est évident, une tautologie.
  2. 2
    Utilisé pour moquer la stupidité ou le handicap mental.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "duh"?
"duh" is spelled D-U-H. The IPA pronunciation is \dʌ\.
What does "duh" mean?
As an interjection, "duh" means: Oui ; bah. Indique que quelque chose est évident, une tautologie.
How do you pronounce "duh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duh" is \dʌ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duh" come from?
"duh" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “duh”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-U-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dʌ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list