oh yeah
/oʊ jæ/
"oh-yeah" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oh yeah” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used to indicate agreement, often sarcastically.
Corpus desk
Index EN-oh-yeah · oh yeah · English
oh yeah · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oh yeah |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /oʊ jæ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oh yeah” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oh yeah is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /oʊ jæ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for oh yeah, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is oh yeah, spelled O-H- -Y-E-A-H.
Definition
- 1Used to indicate agreement, often sarcastically.
- 2Used to introduce a refutation, sometimes sarcastically.
- 3An exclamation of excitement or joy.
- 4Used when suddenly remembering something.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oh yeah appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Are you going to the party? Oh, yeah!
(In a poker game): I raise you twenty. Oh, yeah? I think you're bluffing — I call.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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