hue ho
^((h aspiré))\y.o\
The verdict
“hue ho” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cri que les charretiers poussaient pour faire aller leurs chevaux vers la droite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hue-ho · hue ho · French
hue ho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hue ho |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\y.o\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hue ho » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hue ho is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\y.o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cri que les charretiers poussaient pour faire aller leurs chevaux vers la droite.".
hue ho doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hue ho, spelled H-U-E- -H-O.
Definition
- 1Cri que les charretiers poussaient pour faire aller leurs chevaux vers la droite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hue ho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les fouets claquaient ; les roues ferrées sautaient sur les pavés ; les colliers des chevaux sonnaient; les trotteurs battaient du fer; les bottines frappaient du talon sur les trottoirs ; les conversations murmuraient ; parfois des cris, ou des sifflets, ou des clameurs, en haut, en bas de la rue, vers des carrefours qui grésillaient comme de la friture,…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.