t’oh

\tho\

/\tho\/ intj

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The verdict

“t’oh” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cri sourd exprimant la contrariété.

Corpus desk

Index FR-t-oh · t’oh · French

t’oh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 t’oh
PropertyValue
Headwordt’oh
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\tho\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “t’oh” se place dans la fréquence du français

t’ohreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

t’oh is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \tho\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cri sourd exprimant la contrariété.".

No misspelling variants are generated for t’oh in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is t’oh, spelled T-’-O-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cri sourd exprimant la contrariété.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how t’oh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Se rendant compte du pétrin dans lequel il s’était mis, Homer s’exclama : — T’oh ! Pourquoi suis-je le seul à qui ça arrive ?

This word in other languages

d'oh(English)

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 "t’oh"?
"t’oh" is spelled T-’-O-H. The IPA pronunciation is \tho\.
What does "t’oh" mean?
As an interjection, "t’oh" means: Cri sourd exprimant la contrariété.
How do you pronounce "t’oh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "t’oh" is \tho\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "t’oh" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list