# boop

> English word · Noun · IPA /buːp/ · frequency rank #32,300

## Definitions
1. A low-pitched beeping sound.
2. A gentle or playful tap or strike, especially on the nose.

## Etymology
Imitative; compare beep.

## Easily confused with
- **BP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-bp)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-box)
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-bro)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-bow)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-bot)
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-bop)
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-bor)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-both)
- **born** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-born)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-boys)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-boss)
- **bowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-bowl)
- **boot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-boot)
- **bros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-bros)
- **bout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-bout)
- **bump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-bump)
- **bore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-bore)
- **Boyd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-boyd)
- **brow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-brow)

## Common misspellings (4)
`bboop`, `boopp`, `bopo`, `obop`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boop