goober
/ˈɡubɚ/noun, verb
goober is spelled G-O-O-B-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goober means “A peanut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of goober is goobers.
How many letters and syllables are in goober?
| Letters | 6: G-O-O-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 goober?
Goober appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 goober?
- UK /ˈɡuːbə/
- US /ˈɡubɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-goober.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with goober?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as goober from its last stressed vowel (/ubəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: booger.
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 goober
- goobers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gouber
- goobering participle, present
- goobered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goober mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A peanut.
- 2
datedslangA Georgian or North Carolinian, particularly one from the pine forests of the Sandhills region.
- 3
USslangA foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person.
- 4
USslangA quantity of sputum.
verb
- 1
slangTo drool or dribble.
- 2
slangTo drip or slather; to apply a gooey substance to a surface.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does goober come from?
Via Gullah from Kongo nguba (“peanut”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).