oorah
/ˈu.ɹɑː/interjection
oorah is spelled O-O-R-A-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, oorah means “The official yell for the US Marines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in oorah?
| Letters | 5: O-O-R-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 oorah?
Oorah appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 oorah?
- /ˈu.ɹɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of oorah
- hoorah
- oo-rah
- oohrah
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oorah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
USThe official yell for the US Marines.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).