Swear words in Wales

Welsh swearing often calls on the devil (“diawl”) or Jesus.

The 10 most-used swear words in Wales, ranked from nuclear to Grandma-safe. Tap “Hear it” to hear each one, or tap a red bar to reveal a word.

1. 1
   cont KONTC***.
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
2. 2
   coc KOKDick.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
3. 3
   ffycin FUK-inF***ing.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
4. 4
   twll dy din di TWLTH duh DEEN deeUp your arse.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
5. 5
   pen pidyn PEN PID-inDickhead.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
7. 6
   bastad BAS-tadBastard.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
8. 7
   cachu KAKH-eeShit.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
9. 8
   diawl DJOWLThe devil. Damn.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
10. 9
    uffern IFF-ernHell.
    Mild ▶ Hear it
11. 10
    Iesu mawr YESS-ee MOWRGreat Jesus!
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it