ooh
/uː/interjection, noun, verb
ooh is spelled O-O-H: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, ooh means “An expression of surprise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ooh?
| Letters | 3: O-O-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ooh?
Ooh appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ooh?
- US /uː/
Ooh has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ooh.ogg, En-au-ooh.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with ooh
Also written: oo.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with ooh?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ooh from its last stressed vowel (/u/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hoo.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ooh
- oooh
- ooooh
- oohs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- oohing participle, present
- oohed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ooh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
An expression of surprise.
- 2
An expression of awe.
- 3
A sound made to imitate a ghost.
- 4
An expression of affection.
- 5
An expression of pain.
- 6
An expression of excitement, anticipation, or enthusiastic interest.
Ooh, I love that book!
noun
- 1
An exclamation of ooh.
verb
- 1
To exclaim ooh.
When they went into the royal chambers, we could hear them oohing and aahing.
adjective
- 1
Initialism of out of home (“denoting forms of advertising, such as billboards, that reach consumers outside of their homes”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ooh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expressing awe:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | uy |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.