hootenanny
/ˈhutənæni/noun
hootenanny is spelled H-O-O-T-E-N-A-N-N-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hootenanny means “An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hootenanny is hootenannies.
How many letters and syllables are in hootenanny?
| Letters | 10: H-O-O-T-E-N-A-N-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th 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 hootenanny?
Hootenanny appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th 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 hootenanny?
- UK /ˈhutənæni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-hootenanny.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hootenanny
- hootenannies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hootenanny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments.
- 2
obsoleteA placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hootenanny come from?
Unknown; potentially Scottish. Use is tied to the Appalachian culture in the US.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).