Eeyore
/ˈiː.jɔː(ɹ)/noun
Eeyore is spelled E-E-Y-O-R-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Eeyore means “An excessively negative or pessimistic person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Eeyore is Eeyores.
How many letters and syllables are in Eeyore?
| Letters | 6: E-E-Y-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th 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 Eeyore?
Eeyore appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th 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 Eeyore?
- /ˈiː.jɔː(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Eeyore.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Eeyore
- Eeyores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Eeyore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An excessively negative or pessimistic person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eeyore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense negative or pessimistic person:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Eeyore come from?
From the donkey in A.A. Milne's books Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, whose name is onomatopoeic from a donkey's bray (compare hee-haw).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).