howzat
/ˈhaʊˌzat/interjection, noun
howzat is spelled H-O-W-Z-A-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, howzat means “The cry used by members of the fielding team to make an appeal to the umpire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in howzat?
| Letters | 6: H-O-W-Z-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 howzat?
Howzat appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 howzat?
- UK /ˈhaʊˌzat/
Howzat has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-howzat.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of howzat
- how's that
- owzat
- owzthat
- howzats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does howzat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
The cry used by members of the fielding team to make an appeal to the umpire.
noun
- 1
An instance of this cry in order to make an appeal to the umpire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does howzat come from?
A reduction (linguistics) of How is that?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).