hod
/hɑd/noun
hod is spelled H-O-D: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hod means “A three-sided box mounted on a pole for carrying bricks, mortar, or other construction materials over the shoulder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hod is hods.
How many letters and syllables are in hod?
| Letters | 3: H-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hod?
Hod appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 hod?
- UK /hɒd/
- US /hɑd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hod.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hod?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hod from its last stressed vowel (/ɑd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: doh.
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 hod
- hods present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- hodding participle, present
- hodded participle, past
- hodo-
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A three-sided box mounted on a pole for carrying bricks, mortar, or other construction materials over the shoulder.
- 2
The amount of material held by a hod (sense 1); a hodful.
- 3
A blowpipe used by a pewterer.
- 4
A bookmaker's bag.
- 5
USA receptacle for carrying coal, particularly one shaped like a bucket which is designed for loading coal or coke through the door of a firebox.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of head of department.
verb
- 1
ScotlandobsoleteTo bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense three-sided box mounted on a pole for carrying bricks, mortar, or other construc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hotte |
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.