cahoot
ca·hoot/kəˈhut/noun, verb
cahoot is spelled C-A-H-O-O-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ca·hoot). It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cahoot means “A company or partnership” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cahoot is cahoots.
How many letters and syllables are in cahoot?
| Letters | 6: C-A-H-O-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ca·hoot |
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cahoot?
Cahoot appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
How do you pronounce cahoot?
- UK /kəˈhuːt/
- US /kəˈhut/
Cahoot has 2 syllables, split ca·hoot in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cahoot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cahoot?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cahoot from its last stressed vowel (/ut/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cahoot
- cahoots plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- cahooting participle, present
- cahooted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cahoot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A company or partnership.
- 2
Chiefly preceded by in: a group of people working together, chiefly for a nefarious reason; hence, a collaboration or collusion.
- 3
An accomplice, a partner.
verb
- 1
To act in partnership.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cahoot come from?
For the noun, see cahoots. The verb is derived from the noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).