McCooey
noun
McCooey is spelled M-C-C-O-O-E-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, McCooey means “A surname, of Irish origin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of McCooey is McCooeys.
How many letters and syllables are in McCooey?
| Letters | 7: M-C-C-O-O-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is McCooey?
McCooey appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 McCooey?
McCooey has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of McCooey
- McCooeys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does McCooey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A surname, of Irish origin
- 2
AustraliaA naturalist, from H.J. McCooey
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does McCooey come from?
Possible Anglicisation of Irish Gaelic Mac Cumhaighe (“son of the hound of the plain”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).