hoit
/ˈhɔɪt/verb
hoit is spelled H-O-I-T: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, hoit means “Pronunciation spelling of hurt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hoit?
| Letters | 4: H-O-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 hoit?
Hoit appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 hoit?
- UK /ˈhɔɪt/
Hoit 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hoit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hoit?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hoit from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪt/, British pronunciation):
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 hoit
- hoits present, singular, he/she/it
- hoiting participle, present
- hoited participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of hurt.
- 2
archaicTo behave frivolously and thoughtlessly; to play the fool.
- 3
obsoleteTo romp noisily; to caper, to leap.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hoit come from?
Unknown. Possibly from Old Norse, or a native Old English term. Perhaps somehow from Middle English hote (“to promise, etc.”). Compare Welsh hoetian (“to dally, dandle”), as well as Scots hoit (“to move awkwardly or clumsily, especially of a stout person or animal, to waddle”), which may be more plausible (especially in sense 2).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).