oof
/uf/interjection, noun
oof is spelled O-O-F: 3 letters. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, oof means “A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in oof?
| Letters | 3: O-O-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 oof?
Oof appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 oof?
- UK /uːf/
- UK /ʊf/
- US /uf/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-oof.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with oof?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as oof from its last stressed vowel (/uf/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: foo, ofo.
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 oof
- oofs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oof mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
- 2
slangSynonym of ouch (“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”).
noun
- 1
A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck.
- 2
Something cringeworthy, or which arouses disappointment; often used in conjunction with the qualifier big.
That is a mega oof.
- 3
UKdatedslangMoney.
What's he after? Oof–oof–oof, that's what he's after. He's for his own pocket, he's for being boss of all the woolly West. He's after keeping us poor and making himself rich.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oof in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc:
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 oof come from?
Onomatopoeic, compare Dutch oef and German uff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).