cohosh
/kəˈhɒʃ/noun
cohosh is spelled C-O-H-O-S-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cohosh means “A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cohosh is cohoshes.
How many letters and syllables are in cohosh?
| Letters | 6: C-O-H-O-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is cohosh?
Cohosh appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 cohosh?
- /kəˈhɒʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cohosh
- cohoshes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cohosh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine.
- 2
A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cohosh come from?
From an Algonquian word meaning rough, probably from Eastern Abenaki / Penobscot *kkwὰhas. Compare Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”). Compare English cocash.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).