sho
/ʃoʊ/adverb, noun
sho is spelled S-H-O: 3 letters. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, sho means “Pronunciation spelling of sure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sho?
| Letters | 3: S-H-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sho?
Sho appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 sho?
- UK /ʃəʊ/
- US /ʃoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with sho
Sounds like: show (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with sho?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sho from its last stressed vowel (/oʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: osh, ohs, soh.
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 sho
- shos plural
- shōs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sho mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of sure.
- 2
Pronunciation spelling of so.
noun
- 1
A Japanese free reed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sheng.
- 2
A letter of the Greek alphabet used to write the Bactrian language: uppercase Ϸ, lowercase ϸ.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of sho.
adjective
- 1
Abbreviation of super-high-output.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).