OTH
adjective, noun
OTH is spelled O-T-H: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, OTH means “Initialism of over the horizon: a form of radar that can detect targets at very long ranges, typically hundreds to thousands of kilometres, beyond…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in OTH?
| Letters | 3: O-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd most frequent word form |
| 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).
How common is OTH?
OTH appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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).
Words people confuse with OTH
Also written: oath.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does OTH mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Initialism of over the horizon: a form of radar that can detect targets at very long ranges, typically hundreds to thousands of kilometres, beyond the radar horizon.
- 2
Abbreviation of other than honorable
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of other.
- 2
Initialism of opportunity to hear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does OTH come from?
From Hebrew ־וֹת (“-ót”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).