Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oh

/oʊ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English

Syllables
oh
IPA
/oʊ/
5
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Abbreviation of Ohio: a state of the United States.

noun

Initialism of other half: a husband, wife, partner, etc.

noun

Initialism of observation helicopter.

American usage

noun

Initialism of overheard; a post whose contents were overheard by its author.

noun

Initialism of office hours.

symbol

A hydroxyl, or alcohol, functional group.

symbol

A hydroxide radical, or hydroxyl group.

intj

Expression of surprise.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English oh Inherited from Middle English o.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: o, ō, ^오(吳), 胡

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oʊ/
  • British English: /əʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

OHs (plural) ohs (present, singular) ohing (participle, present) ohed (participle, past) ohed (past) o (alternative, common)

Derived Forms

ohmygosh uhoh ohzee

Phrases

oh ar oh boy oh dear oh girl oh God oh gods oh hell oh joy

Frequently Paired Words

ah o ooh uh-oh

Homonyms

o owe eau oe

Rhymes With

so no so-so know go show though ago low although co below

Questions

How do you pronounce oh?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊ/.
What does oh mean?
Abbreviation of Ohio: a state of the United States.
Where does oh come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce oh

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