hooper
/huːpəɹ/noun
hooper is spelled H-O-O-P-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hooper means “The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hooper is hoopers.
How many letters and syllables are in hooper?
| Letters | 6: H-O-O-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hooper?
Hooper appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 hooper?
- /huːpəɹ/
- /huːpɚ/
- /hʊpɚ/
Hooper has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hooper
- hoopers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hooper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus).
- 2
One who applies hoops to casks or tubs.
- 3
One who hula hoops.
- 4
informalA basketball player.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hooper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense One who applies hoop:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Fassbinder, Böttcher, Scheffler, Schäffler, Fassküfer, Fassmacher |
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 hooper come from?
From hoop (“to whoop, cry out”) + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).