kooky
koo·ky/ˈkuki/adjective, noun
kooky is spelled K-O-O-K-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables (koo·ky). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, kooky means “Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kooky?
| Letters | 5: K-O-O-K-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: koo·ky |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 kooky?
Kooky appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 kooky?
- UK /ˈkuːki/
- UK /ˈkʊki/
- US /ˈkuki/
Kooky has 2 syllables, split koo·ky in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-kooky.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with kooky?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kooky from its last stressed vowel (/uki/):
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 kooky
- kookier comparative
- kookiest superlative
- kookie
- kookies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kooky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
slangEccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.
His kooky behavior seemed charming at first, but soon got on our nerves.
- 2
Behaving like a kook (a person with poor style or skill); kook-like.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of kookie (“kookaburra”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kooky in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense crazy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dingue |
| German | schräg, irre, spinnert, verrückt |
| Spanish | chiflado, majareta, deschavetado, chiflis, achusemado, chalado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does kooky come from?
From kook + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).