aah
interjection, noun, verb
aah is spelled A-A-H: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “aah vs ahh” about 20 times a month (Google, United States). As an interjection, aah means “Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aah?
| Letters | 3: A-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aah?
Aah appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aah?
- US
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-aah.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aah.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Aadenboy-aah.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with aah
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: ahh.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with aah?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as aah.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: aha, haa.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aah
- aahs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- aahing participle, present
- aahed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
Aah! That's amazing!
- 2
Indication of joyful pleasure.
- 3
Indication of sympathy.
Aah, I feel so bad for you...
- 4
Indication of mouth being opened wide.
Dentists would always instruct, say aah!
- 5
To express understanding.
Aah. Now I understand.
- 6
The sound of one screaming (with as many a's or h's as needed for emphasis).
AAAHHH! A bug! A bug! Get it off me! Get it off me!
noun
- 1
Expression of amazement, surprise, enthusiasm, or fear.
- 2
Expression of joy and/or pleasure.
- 3
The exclamation aah.
verb
- 1
informalTo express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah.
Everyone who came by oohed and aahed over her new appearance.
- 2
informalTo express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aah in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expressing amazement or surprise:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.