Synonyms for eh

Most common

huh · wha · za · er · pardon

Synonyms by meaning

Interjection

Definitions

1. interj. 1

   In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion.

   —You're going to be a dad! —Eh? You're joking!

2. interj. 2

   an attention grabber

3. interj. 3

   Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

   These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?

Example sentences

• huh Huh? That magic water turned the King into Gwonam!
• wha Wha- Dad! What is this?! You said nobody was here.
• za I thought your uncle lived in Nyíregyháza.
• er The ER doctors looked like construction workers.
• pardon I beg your pardon; I didn't quite catch your name.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters

em¹, er¹, um¹, oi¹, za

3 letters

hey¹, huh¹, wha, erm

4 letters

what¹, yeah¹

5 letters

right¹, sorry²

6 letters

pardon²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sorry² = 2 syllables).