goop
/ɡuːp/noun, verb
goop is spelled G-O-O-P: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goop means “A thick, slimy substance; goo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of goop is goops.
How many letters and syllables are in goop?
| Letters | 4: G-O-O-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 goop?
Goop appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 goop?
- /ɡuːp/
Goop has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-goop.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with goop?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as goop.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pogo.
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 goop
- goops plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gooping participle, present
- gooped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA thick, slimy substance; goo.
- 2
datedderogatoryinformalA silly, stupid, or boorish person.
verb
- 1
informalTo apply a thick, slimy, or goo-like substance.
- 2
datedinformalTo stare; gawk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Goop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Pampe |
| Spanish | papilla, licuado, licuación, licuefacción , engrasar, llenar de puaj |
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 goop come from?
1930s, perhaps a variant of goo; compare gloop and glob.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).