huo

\ˈhu.o\

/\ˈhu.o\/ noun

The verdict

“huo” is uncommon French (frequency #82,110 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,110
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aboiement, injures, cris importuns.

Corpus desk

Index FR-huo · huo · French

huo · rank #82,110 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,110
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH humilient

Nearest frequency peer: humilient (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « huo »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « huo » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for huo
PropertyValue
Headwordhuo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈhu.o\
Letters3
Frequency rank#82,110
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « huo » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.huotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « humilient » (#82,109), « hyperbare » (#82,111), « hyperplasie » (#82,112). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « huo » est au #82,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

huo is uncommon French at frequency #82,110 among 1,969 “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

  1. 1
    Aboiement, 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "huo"?
"huo" is spelled H-U-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhu.o\.
What does "huo" mean?
As a noun, "huo" means: Aboiement, injures, cris importuns.
How do you pronounce "huo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "huo" is \ˈhu.o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "huo" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "huo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list