hoody

noun

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"hoody" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hoody” is uncommon English (frequency #67,511 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,511
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of hoodie.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hoody · hoody · English

hoody · rank #67,511 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,511
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hoodlum

Nearest frequency peer: hoodlum (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “hoody”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “hoody” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hoody
PropertyValue
Headwordhoody
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,511
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “hoody” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).hoodyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “hoodlum” (#67,510), “hydrogel” (#67,514), “hyperloop” (#67,515). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hoody” is #67,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hoody is uncommon English at frequency #67,511 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for hoody in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hood + -y. The correct English form is hoody, spelled H-O-O-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of hoodie.
  2. 2
    The hooded crow.
  3. 3
    The hooded gull.

Etymology

From hood + -y.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hoody"?
"hoody" is spelled H-O-O-D-Y.
What does "hoody" mean?
As a noun, "hoody" means: Alternative spelling of hoodie.
What is the origin of the word "hoody"?
From hood + -y. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hoody", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hoary#67,505gyros#67,491grump#67,490Jilly#67,555

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list