oh for
noun
oh for is spelled O-H-F-O-R: 5 letters. As a noun, oh for means “A game or time period in which a player did not manage to sustain a particular attainment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oh for is oh fors.
How many letters and syllables are in oh for?
| Letters | 5: O-H-F-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
Words people confuse with oh for
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of oh for
- oh fors plural
- ofer
- o-fer
- oh fer
- ohfer
- ofor
- o-for
- ohfor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oh for mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A game or time period in which a player did not manage to sustain a particular attainment.
Jones has gone oh for on his scoring opportunities this season.
- 2
An instance in which a player did not get a hit in a game.
Yesterday's oh for made him overly aggressive today at the plate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oh for come from?
From oh (“zero”). Clipped from scorekeeping expressions like "0-4" (read "oh for four"), indicating a baseball player recorded zero hits in four at-bats.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).