oho
"oho" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oho” is uncommon English (frequency #77,044 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,044
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.
Corpus desk
Index EN-oho · oho · English
oho · rank #77,044 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,044
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH oilman
Nearest frequency peer: oilman (+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 “oho”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Nove
Nove
22,963 corpus weight
- oho
oho
22,957 corpus weight
- oilman
oilman
22,956 corpus weight
- oleander
oleander
22,954 corpus weight
- oligarchic
oligarchic
22,953 corpus weight
- oncogenic
oncogenic
22,951 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “oho” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oho |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #77,044 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “oho” in English
Rare enough to double-check
oho is uncommon English at frequency #77,044 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.".
No misspelling variants are generated for oho in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. 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: From Middle English o ho; o, ho; equivalent to o + ho. The correct English form is oho, spelled O-H-O.
Definition
- 1Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"There is Kate, taking no heed of anybody; sensible old darling — she goes at her tea and cake — Oho! she has not touched them!"
"Oho, my boy, that's the woman who keeps you here! Mrs. Neff hinted at it, but I wouldn't believe it till I had it from you."
Etymology
From Middle English o ho; o, ho; equivalent to o + ho.
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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