hooty
adjective
hooty is spelled H-O-O-T-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hooty means “Characterised by a hooting sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hooty?
| Letters | 5: H-O-O-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 hooty?
Hooty appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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).
Forms of hooty
- hootier comparative
- hootiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hooty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterised by a hooting sound.
- 2
slangVery funny; hilarious; fit to make one hoot with laughter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hooty come from?
From hoot + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).