hoho

[hoˈhoː]

/[hoˈhoː]/ intj

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The verdict

“hoho” is uncommon German (frequency #91,747 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,747
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausruf der Verwunderung oder der (überlegenen) Ablehnung

Key facts for hoho
PropertyValue
Headwordhoho
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[hoˈhoː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#91,747
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hoho” sits in German 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). hoho lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hoho is uncommon German at frequency #91,747 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [hoˈhoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausruf der Verwunderung oder der (überlegenen) Ablehnung".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hoho, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hoho, spelled H-O-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausruf der Verwunderung oder der (überlegenen) Ablehnung

This word in other languages

oho(English)oh là, là(Français)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hoho"?
"hoho" is spelled H-O-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [hoˈhoː].
What does "hoho" mean?
As an interjection, "hoho" means: Ausruf der Verwunderung oder der (überlegenen) Ablehnung
How do you pronounce "hoho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hoho" is [hoˈhoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hoho" come from?
"hoho" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “hoho”

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

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

Other uncommon German 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