# wahoo

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,140

## Definitions
1. Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.

## Etymology
Perhaps from Wahoo, an obsolete spelling of Oahu, where the fish is found.

## Easily confused with
- **who** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wahoo-vs-who)
- **woo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wahoo-vs-woo)
- **whom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wahoo-vs-whom)
- **whoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wahoo-vs-whoa)
- **whos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wahoo-vs-whos)
- **whoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wahoo-vs-whoo)
- **WaPo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wahoo-vs-wapo)
- **waldo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wahoo-vs-waldo)
- **whoop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wahoo-vs-whoop)
- **warhol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wahoo-vs-warhol)
- **woohoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wahoo-vs-woohoo)
- **wah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wah-vs-wahoo)
- **Waco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waco-vs-wahoo)
- **wagon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagon-vs-wahoo)

## Common misspellings (6)
`awhoo`, `wahhoo`, `waho`, `waoho`, `whaoo`, `wwahoo`

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