oh
French, interjection/o/
oh is spelled O-H (2 letters) and appears 123 times per million words in written French, the 668th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oh is a French interjection meaning “oh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marque l’étonnement ou la surprise”.
What does oh mean in English?
interjection
- 1
oh
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Marque l’étonnement ou la surprise. 2. Marque la déception. 3. Marque la reconnaissance. 4. Marque l’admiration.
noun: 1. Horizon constitué de débris humifiés non identifiables.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce oh?
- /o/
- \o\
- [o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oh
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oh in French?
oh appears 123 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).