# hoo

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /huː/ · frequency rank #17,631

## Definitions
1. she
2. he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun

## Etymology
From Middle English hoo, shoo (“she”) from Old English hēo (“she”). More at she.

## Easily confused with
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hr)
- **HP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hp)
- **HQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hq)
- **Hu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hu)
- **hv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hv)
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-how)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hot)
- **hop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hop)
- **huh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-huh)
- **hug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hug)
- **hub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hub)
- **hut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hut)
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hum)
- **hue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hue)
- **hun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hun)
- **HUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hud)
- **hwy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hwy)
- **hua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hua)
- **hye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hye)
- **hui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoo-vs-hui)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hoo