ouf
French, noun/uf/
ouf is spelled O-U-F (3 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written French, the 6,801st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ouf is a French masculine noun meaning “crazy person, nutter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marque de soulagement”.
What does ouf mean in English?
interjection
- 1
phew!, whew! (expressing relief)
- 2
Used to represent the cry of a pig.
adjective
- 1
crazy; nuts
C'est ouf!
noun
- 1
masculinecrazy person, nutter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Marque le soulagement.
noun: 1. Marque de soulagement.
noun: 1. Fou.
adjective: 1. Fou.
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 ouf
- oufs plural uncommon
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ouf?
- /uf/
- \uf\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ouf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ouf in French?
ouf appears 9.8 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).