pshh
"pshh" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pshh” is an uncommon English word, ranked #97,463 in English word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #97,463
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Expresses inspiration, amazement, or respect.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pshh |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #97,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pshh” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for pshh is 4 letters long, classified as an interjection. Corpus data places it at rank #97,463 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Expresses inspiration, amazement, or respect.".
pshh has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Yiddish פּששש (pshshsh). The correct English form is pshh, spelled P-S-H-H.
Definition
- 1Expresses inspiration, amazement, or respect.
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish פּששש (pshshsh).
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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Using “pshh”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-S-H-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.