hah
/hɑː/interjection, noun, particle
hah is spelled H-A-H: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, hah means “Alternative form of ha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hah?
| Letters | 3: H-A-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hah?
Hah appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th 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 hah?
- /hɑː/
- [ha(ː)]
As a particle (“Synonym of ah (sense 1); used to form tag questions…”): /hɑː˨/, [-˧˨], /hɑː˨˦/.
Hah has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hah.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hah
Also written: ha, har, heh, huh.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with hah?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as hah.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ahh.
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 hah
- hahs plural
- har
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Alternative form of ha.
- 2
Alternative form of huh.
- 3
Huh!; used to express subtle surprise or amusement in a conversation.
- 4
Expression of discontent when one is faced with a rude awakening.
particle
- 1
Synonym of ah (sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something.
- 2
Used to form a tag question, either to invite acknowledgment, or to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
So, just make sure you don’t accidentally mix the two together lah, hah?
- 3
Tagged at the end of a confirmation-seeking sentence to express subtle surprise or realisation.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of heh (“Semitic letter”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).