wo
/wo/interjection, noun
wo is spelled W-O: 2 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, wo means “A falconer's call to a hawk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wo?
| Letters | 2: W-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is wo?
Wo appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th 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 wo?
- /wo/
- /wɔː/
Wo has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with wo
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: woe.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of wo
- whoa
- wos plural
- waw
- waugh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
A falconer's call to a hawk.
- 2
A call to cause a horse to slow down or stop; whoa.
noun
- 1
A wall.
Hoo's pluck of a lion an' faces her foe Wi' calm in her e'en an' her beck agen t' wo; Hoo's firm i' decision, stonds up for her reets
noun
- 1
Initialism of warrant officer.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo wall (to build a wall, or build a wall around).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wo come from?
Variant of who.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).