moonie
obsolete
moonie is spelled M-O-O-N-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moonie means “A member of the Unification Church; a follower of its founder Sun Myung Moon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moonie is moonies.
How many letters and syllables are in moonie?
| Letters | 6: M-O-O-N-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 moonie?
Moonie appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 moonie?
- US
Moonie has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Moonie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does moonie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicThe European goldcrest.
noun
- 1
informalA member of the Unification Church; a follower of its founder Sun Myung Moon.
- 2
informalA person who shows exceptional enthusiasm for a cause or organization, a zealot.
- 3
informalA nickname in English-speaking countries, sometimes for a person who moons around.
- 4
slangA fan of the Japanese manga and anime franchise Sailor Moon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does moonie come from?
From Moon + -ie. (Unification Church member): Derived from the surname of its founder Sun Myung Moon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).