pOH

noun

"poh" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pOH” is uncommon English (frequency #60,378 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,378
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.

Corpus desk

Index EN-poh · pOH · English

pOH · rank #60,378 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,378
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH polemics

Nearest frequency peer: polemics (+2 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 “pOH”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “pOH” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pOH
PropertyValue
HeadwordpOH
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#60,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pOH” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).pOHfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “polemics” (#60,380), “pleasuring” (#60,375), “politicization” (#60,381). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pOH” is #60,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pOH is uncommon English at frequency #60,378 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pOH, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From p, denoting negative logarithm, and OH, denoting the hydroxyl radical. The correct English form is pOH, spelled P-O-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.

Etymology

From p, denoting negative logarithm, and OH, denoting the hydroxyl radical.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pOH"?
"pOH" is spelled P-O-H.
What does "pOH" mean?
As a noun, "pOH" means: The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.
What is the origin of the word "pOH"?
From p, denoting negative logarithm, and OH, denoting the hydroxyl radical. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list