yoho
"yoho" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“yoho” is uncommon English (frequency #85,954 among 2,763 “Y” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,954
- frequency rank, English
- 2,763
- “Y” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of yo-ho-ho.
Corpus desk
Index EN-yoho · yoho · English
yoho · rank #85,954 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,954
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,763
- PHOTO-FINISH yeehaw
Nearest frequency peer: yeehaw (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “yoho”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- wonderboy
wonderboy
14,052 corpus weight
- wonga
wonga
14,051 corpus weight
- yeehaw
yeehaw
14,048 corpus weight
- yoho
yoho
14,047 corpus weight
- Yuzuru
Yuzuru
14,045 corpus weight
- Zadok
Zadok
14,044 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “yoho” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yoho |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #85,954 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yoho” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
yoho is uncommon English at frequency #85,954 among 2,763 “Y” headwords, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of yo-ho-ho.".
yoho doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: See yo-ho-ho. The correct English form is yoho, spelled Y-O-H-O.
Definition
- 1Synonym of yo-ho-ho.
Etymology
See yo-ho-ho.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.