hooah
/ˈhu.ɑː/interjection
hooah is spelled H-O-O-A-H: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, hooah means “The official yell of the US Army” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hooah?
| Letters | 5: H-O-O-A-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 hooah?
Hooah appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 hooah?
- US /ˈhu.ɑː/
Hooah has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hooah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
USThe official yell of the US Army.
Platoon Leader: Listen up, gentlemen - tomorrow's a rest and refit day, hooah? Soldiers: Hooah!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).