hoodoo
/ˈhudu/noun, verb
hoodoo is spelled H-O-O-D-O-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hoodoo means “A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hoodoo is hoodoos.
How many letters and syllables are in hoodoo?
| Letters | 6: H-O-O-D-O-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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; 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 hoodoo?
Hoodoo appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 hoodoo?
- UK /ˈhuːduː/
- US /ˈhudu/
- /ˈhʉdʉ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-hoodoo.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hoodoo?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hoodoo from its last stressed vowel (/udu/):
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 hoodoo
- hoodoos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hoodooing participle, present
- hoodooed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoodoo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- 2
USA practitioner of voodoo.
- 3
USSupernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
- 4
A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.
verb
- 1
To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hoodoo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense spire of rock:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cheminée de fée |
| German | Erdpyramide, Erdpfeiler |
| Portuguese | chaminé de fada |
| Spanish | chimenea de hadas |
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 hoodoo come from?
Apparently an alteration of voodoo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).