hoofer
noun
hoofer is spelled H-O-O-F-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hoofer means “A professional dancer, particularly one who has paid his or her dues” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hoofer is hoofers.
How many letters and syllables are in hoofer?
| Letters | 6: H-O-O-F-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 hoofer?
Hoofer appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 hoofer?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-hoofer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hoofer
- hoofers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoofer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USslangA professional dancer, particularly one who has paid his or her dues.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hoofer come from?
From hoof (“dance”, verb) + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).