hoopoe
hoo·poe/ˈhupu/noun
hoopoe is spelled H-O-O-P-O-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hoo·poe). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hoopoe means “Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hoopoe is hoopoes.
How many letters and syllables are in hoopoe?
| Letters | 6: H-O-O-P-O-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hoo·poe |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 hoopoe?
Hoopoe appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 hoopoe?
- US /ˈhupu/
- US /ˈhupoʊ/
- UK /ˈhuːpuː/
Hoopoe has 2 syllables, split hoo·poe in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-hoopoe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hoopoe
- hoopoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoopoe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:hoopoe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hoopoe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bird Upupa epops:
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 hoopoe come from?
Alteration of obsolete hoopoop, from earlier hoop, from Middle French and Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, ultimately onomatopoeic; Compare Ancient Greek ἔποψ (épops), Persian پوپو (popo).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).