mho

\mo\

/\mo\/ noun

The verdict

“mho” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unité de mesure de conductance électrique égale au siemens. Le symbole est ℧.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mho · mho · French

mho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for mho
PropertyValue
Headwordmho
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mo\
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mho » en français

mhosiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mho is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unité de mesure de conductance électrique égale au siemens. Le symbole est ℧.".

mho has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mho, spelled M-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unité de mesure de conductance électrique égale au siemens. Le symbole est ℧.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mho"?
"mho" is spelled M-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is \mo\.
What does "mho" mean?
As a noun, "mho" means: Unité de mesure de conductance électrique égale au siemens. Le symbole est ℧.
How do you pronounce "mho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mho" is \mo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mho" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list