boohoo
interjection, verb, noun
boohoo is spelled B-O-O-H-O-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, boohoo means “Alternative form of boo-hoo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in boohoo?
| Letters | 6: B-O-O-H-O-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is boohoo?
Boohoo appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with boohoo
Also written: boo-hoo (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of boohoo
- boohoos present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- boohooing participle, present
- boohooed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boohoo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Alternative form of boo-hoo.
verb
- 1
Alternative form of boo-hoo.
noun
- 1
datedThe sailfish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).