Ohio

[oˈhaɪ̯o]

/[oˈhaɪ̯o]/ name

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The verdict

“Ohio” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #16,505) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,505
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA

Corpus desk

Index DE-ohio · Ohio · German

Ohio · rank #16,505 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,505
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH obigen

Nearest frequency peer: obigen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Ohio“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Ohio“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ohio vs oo
25% similar
Ohio vs oi
25% similar
Ohio vs Ohr
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ohio
PropertyValue
HeadwordOhio
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[oˈhaɪ̯o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,505
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Ohio“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ohioliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „obigen“ (#16,504), „oral“ (#16,506), „Oberflächen“ (#16,503). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Ohio“ bei #16,505. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Ohio is neighbouring look-alikes ("oo", "oi", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [oˈhaɪ̯o]. Frequency #16,505 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Gloss: "Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ohio, with forms such as "hoio", "ohhio", and "ohoi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "oo", "oi", "Ohr", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ohio, spelled O-H-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ohio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cincinnati liegt in Ohio.
  2. Das Ohio des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts ist vor allem wegen des Toledo-Kriegs in Erinnerung geblieben.

Synonyms

Buckeye State

This word in other languages

Ohio(English)Ohio(Español)Ohio(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hoio
  • ohhio
  • ohoi
  • oiho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ohio - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hoio2ohhio1ohoi2oiho2
Edit distance from "Ohio"

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 "Ohio"?
"Ohio" is spelled O-H-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈhaɪ̯o].
What does "Ohio" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ohio" means: Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA
What words are commonly confused with "Ohio"?
"Ohio" is commonly confused with "oo", "oi", "Ohr". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ohio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ohio" is [oˈhaɪ̯o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ohio" come from?
"Ohio" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ohio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oral#16,506Rhön#16,530kart#16,467Sepp#16,544

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list