HBO
/ˌeɪtʃ ˌbiː ˈoʊ/phrase
HBO is spelled H-B-O: 3 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a phrase, HBO means “Initialism of hand baggage only (fare type)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in HBO?
| Letters | 3: H-B-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is HBO?
HBO appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 HBO?
- /ˌeɪtʃ ˌbiː ˈoʊ/
HBO has 3 syllables (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: En-us-HBO.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does HBO mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
phrase
- 1
Initialism of hand baggage only (fare type).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).