# ow

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈaʊ/ · frequency rank #12,291

## Definitions
1. Synonym of ouch (“cry of pain”).
2. Used for emotional emphasis.

## Easily confused with
- **oz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ow-vs-oz)
- **ox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ow-vs-ox)
- **oy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ow-vs-oy)
- **own** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ow-vs-own)
- **owe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ow-vs-owe)
- **owl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ow-vs-owl)
- **OWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ow-vs-ows)
- **owns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ow-vs-owns)
- **Owen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ow-vs-owen)
- **owed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ow-vs-owed)
- **owls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ow-vs-owls)
- **o** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/o-vs-ow)
- **of** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/of-vs-ow)
- **on** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/on-vs-ow)
- **or** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/or-vs-ow)
- **OH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oh-vs-ow)
- **OK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ok-vs-ow)
- **op** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/op-vs-ow)
- **OS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/os-vs-ow)
- **OT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ot-vs-ow)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ow