howay
/haˈweː/interjection
howay is spelled H-O-W-A-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, howay means “A general cry of encouragement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in howay?
| Letters | 5: H-O-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 howay?
Howay appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 howay?
- /haˈweː/
- /həˈweː/
- /haˈwɛ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of howay
- haway
- ho'way
- ha'way
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does howay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
A general cry of encouragement.
Howay the lads
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).