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“Ho” or “Hoe” or “Whoa”

ho / hoe / whoa are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

ho hh·OW

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

hoe hh·OW

  • nouna tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle.
  • verbdig with a hoe.

whoa w·OW

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“ho”

  • Kyutama, obtained by assembling the Ho, Ryukotsu and Tomo Kyutamas.
  • Don Ho
  • the 1998 movie Casino (aka Ho Kong Fung Wan) starring Simon
  • a bone in her nose, ho ho".
  • Celebrity TVB staff member Ivan Ho (何守信) was eventually revealed to
  • sing her signature song "Shisha Ho Ya Dil Ho, Aakhir Toot
  • Bakshi for the song "Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho"
  • Brunn, H.O.
  • "A Conversation with Tammy Ho Lai-Ming", Lantern Review (February 2010)
  • H.O.

“hoe”

  • a representative work U Ia Hoe (雨夜花) in 1934, a song
  • tells the group that women hoe for 25 liras a day
  • practically untouched by plow and hoe", suggesting a lack of agriculture.
  • Ho Yuen Hoe, Nun who received a Public
  • Siekiera, motyka (Polish for Axe, Hoe).

“whoa”

  • Whoa (Earl Sweatshirt song)
  • "Whoa" is a song by American

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