halloo
/həˈluː/interjection, noun, verb
halloo is spelled H-A-L-L-O-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, halloo means “Used to greet someone, or to catch their attention” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in halloo?
| Letters | 6: H-A-L-L-O-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 halloo?
Halloo appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 halloo?
- /həˈluː/
- /hæˈluː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-halloo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of halloo
- halloos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hallooes present, singular, he/she/it
- hallooing participle, present
- hallooed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does halloo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Used to greet someone, or to catch their attention.
- 2
Used in hunting to urge on the pursuers.
noun
- 1
A shout of halloo.
verb
- 1
To shout halloo.
- 2
To encourage with shouts; to egg (someone) on.
- 3
To chase with shouts or outcries.
- 4
To call or shout to; to hail.
- 5
To shout (something).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does halloo come from?
From Middle English hallow (“pursue, urge on”), from Old French haloer, which is imitative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).