# och

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ɒx/ · frequency rank #33,765

## Definitions
1. general interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval.
2. an expression of anger, frustration, surprise

## Etymology
Compare Early Modern English och, Scottish Gaelic och, Irish och. Compare also Scots ach, Scots ouch.

## Easily confused with
- **of** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-of)
- **on** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-on)
- **or** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-or)
- **OH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-oh)
- **OK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-ok)
- **op** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-op)
- **OS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-os)
- **oz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-oz)
- **OT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-ot)
- **ou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-ou)
- **OG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-og)
- **oi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-oi)
- **ow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-ow)
- **oo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-oo)
- **om** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-om)
- **ox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-ox)
- **od** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-od)
- **OJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-oj)
- **oy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-oy)
- **ov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/och-vs-ov)

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