gloop
/ɡluːp/noun, verb
gloop is spelled G-L-O-O-P: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gloop means “Any gooey, viscous substance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gloop is gloops.
How many letters and syllables are in gloop?
| Letters | 5: G-L-O-O-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 gloop?
Gloop appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 gloop?
- /ɡluːp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gloop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gloop
- gloops plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- glooping participle, present
- glooped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gloop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAny gooey, viscous substance.
verb
- 1
To flow like goo or goop, to move in a slushy way.
- 2
To cover someone in gloop or goo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gloop come from?
Onomatopoeic; similar to glop or goop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).