euh
French, interjection/ø/
euh is spelled E-U-H (3 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written French, the 2,223rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Euh is a French interjection meaning “er, um, uh; expressing hesitation, reflection, confusion, or doubt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Interjection qui marque le doute, l’incertitude, l’étonnement ou une certaine contradiction”.
What does euh mean in English?
interjection
- 1
er, um, uh; expressing hesitation, reflection, confusion, or doubt
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Interjection qui marque le doute, l’incertitude, l’étonnement ou une certaine contradiction. 2. On s’en sert encore, et plutôt en la redoublant, pour laisser entendre ce qu’on ne veut pas exprimer.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of euh
- heu alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce euh?
- /ø/
- /œ/
- \ø(ː)\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to euh
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is euh in French?
euh appears 37 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).