hoover
Hoo·ver/ˈhuvɚ/noun, verb
hoover is spelled H-O-O-V-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (Hoo·ver). It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hoover means “A vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hoover is hoovers.
How many letters and syllables are in hoover?
| Letters | 6: H-O-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Hoo·ver |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hoover?
Hoover appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 hoover?
- UK /ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈhuvɚ/
Hoover has 2 syllables, split Hoo·ver in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-hoover.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hoover?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hoover from its last stressed vowel (/uvəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hoover
- hoovers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hoovering participle, present
- hoovered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKA vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
verb
- 1
IrelandUKTo clean (a room, etc.) with a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of the brand.
I need to hoover this room.
- 2
IrelandUKTo use a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
I'd hoover, iron or dust, but I hated doing windows.
- 3
To suck in or inhale, as if by a vacuum cleaner.
noun
- 1
A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of hoover (irrespective of the brand).
- 3
A member of the Hoovers.
verb
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of hoover.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hoover come from?
A genericized trademark of Hoover, the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners, which was sold by The Hoover Company. The American company was founded by William Henry Hoover (1849–1932) and his son Herbert William Hoover, Sr. (1877–1954). The surname Hoover is an Anglicized version of the German Huber, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small-scale farmer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).