hoo
/huː/pronoun, interjection, noun, adverb
hoo is spelled H-O-O: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a pronoun, hoo means “she” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hoo?
| Letters | 3: H-O-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.4 times per million words; the 17,587th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 hoo?
Hoo appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th 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 hoo?
- /huː/
Hoo 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-hoo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hoo
Sounds like: who (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with hoo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as hoo.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ooh.
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 hoo
- her
- hers
- herself
- hoos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
pronoun
- 1
feminineshe
- 2
femininehe, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun
interjection
- 1
obsoleteExpressing joy, excitement, or victory.
- 2
Used to attract the attention of others.
"Hoo yee!"
- 3
An exclamation of pain.
noun
- 1
An uttering of the cry 'hoo'.
- 2
A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.
adverb
- 1
how
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hoo come from?
From Middle English hoo, shoo (“she”) from Old English hēo (“she”). More at she.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).