huzzah
/həˈzɑː/
"huzzah" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“huzzah” is uncommon English (frequency #54,843 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,843
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting.
Corpus desk
Index EN-huzzah · huzzah · English
huzzah · rank #54,843 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,843
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH housings
Nearest frequency peer: housings (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “huzzah”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- homespun
homespun
45,164 corpus weight
- homozygous
homozygous
45,162 corpus weight
- Horta
Horta
45,161 corpus weight
- housings
housings
45,159 corpus weight
- huzzah
huzzah
45,158 corpus weight
- hydrodynamic
hydrodynamic
45,157 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “huzzah” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | huzzah |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /həˈzɑː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #54,843 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “huzzah” in English
Rare enough to double-check
huzzah is uncommon English at frequency #54,843 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /həˈzɑː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for huzzah, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Likely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly cognate Swedish hissa (“to hoist; huzzah”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”) and French Ho, hisse! (“Hey, hoist!”). First attested in the 1570s. The correct English form is huzzah, spelled H-U-Z-Z-A-H.
Definition
- 1Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting.
- 2Used as a cheer indicating exaltation, enjoyment, or approval.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how huzzah appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Deposed King: 'KING KNIGHT REIGNS NO MORE? HUZZAH! NOW I CAN RULE PRIDEMOOR! HURRAH!'
Etymology
Likely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly cognate Swedish hissa (“to hoist; huzzah”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”) and French Ho, hisse! (“Hey, hoist!”). First attested in the 1570s.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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