howzit
interjection
howzit is spelled H-O-W-Z-I-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, howzit means “Hello; what's up?” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in howzit?
| Letters | 6: H-O-W-Z-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 howzit?
Howzit appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 howzit?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-howzit.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does howzit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
slangHello; what's up?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does howzit come from?
Contraction of how is it? In South Africa, possibly a calque of Flemish Dutch hoe is 't?.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).