hoodie
hood·ie/ˈhʊdi/noun
hoodie is spelled H-O-O-D-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hood·ie). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “hoodie vs hoody” about 10 times a month (Bing, United States). As a noun, hoodie means “A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hoodie is hoodies.
How many letters and syllables are in hoodie?
| Letters | 6: H-O-O-D-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hood·ie |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is hoodie?
Hoodie appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd 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 hoodie?
- US /ˈhʊdi/
- British /ˈhɵdɪj/
- /ˈhʉde/
Hoodie has 2 syllables, split hood·ie in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-hoodie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hoodie
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: hoody.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of hoodie
- hoodies plural
- hoody
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoodie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.
You can buy hoodies on the cheap in summer.
- 2
UKderogatoryslangA young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male, stereotypically associated with antisocial behaviour.
- 3
slangA foreskin.
- 4
The hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hoodie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sweat à capuche |
| German | Kapuzenpullover, Kapuzenpulli, Hoodie , Kapuzenträger |
| Portuguese | moletom, capuz |
| Spanish | sudadera con capucha, sudadera, capuchera, capucha, encapuchado, buzo |
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 hoodie come from?
From hood + -ie (diminutive suffix). In sense “person wearing a hoodie”, influenced by sense -ie (“person associated with suffixed noun, often derogatory”); compare townie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).