boh
"boh" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“boh” is uncommon English (frequency #62,721 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,721
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
Corpus desk
Index EN-boh · boh · English
boh · rank #62,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,721
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH blundering
Nearest frequency peer: blundering (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “boh”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- blinker
blinker
37,283 corpus weight
- blundering
blundering
37,281 corpus weight
- boh
boh
37,280 corpus weight
- Bonifacio
Bonifacio
37,279 corpus weight
- Bonilla
Bonilla
37,278 corpus weight
- boohoo
boohoo
37,277 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “boh” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boh |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #62,721 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “boh” in English
Rare enough to double-check
boh is uncommon English at frequency #62,721 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An exclamation used to startle or frighten.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for boh, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Imitative. See boo. The correct English form is boh, spelled B-O-H.
Definition
- 1An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how boh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In our childhood, our mothers' maids have so terrified us with an ugly devil having horns on his head, […] whereby we start and are afraid when we hear one cry, Boh!
Etymology
Imitative. See boo.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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