huo
\ˈhu.o\
The verdict
“huo” is uncommon French (frequency #82,110 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,110
- frequency rank, French
- 109,908
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aboiement, injures, cris importuns.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | huo |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈhu.o\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #82,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “huo” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
huo is uncommon French at frequency #82,110 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhu.o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aboiement, injures, cris importuns.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for huo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is huo, spelled H-U-O.
Definition
- 1Aboiement, injures, cris importuns.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “huo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-U-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈhu.o\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.