cooee
/ˈkuːʷiː/noun, verb, interjection
cooee is spelled C-O-O-E-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cooee means “A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cooee is cooees.
How many letters and syllables are in cooee?
| Letters | 5: C-O-O-E-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 cooee?
Cooee appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 cooee?
- /ˈkuːʷiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_cooee.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cooee
- cooees plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- cooey
- coo-ee
- cooeeing participle, present
- cooeed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cooee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliainformalA long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush.
- 2
AustraliainformalA short distance; hailing distance.
verb
- 1
AustraliainformalTo make such a call.
interjection
- 1
AustraliaUKinformalUsed to attract someone's attention.
Cooee! I'm over here!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cooee come from?
Borrowed from Dharug guuu-wi, adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 1790.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).