poon
/puːn/noun
poon is spelled P-O-O-N: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poon means “Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poon is poons.
How many letters and syllables are in poon?
| Letters | 4: P-O-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 poon?
Poon 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 poon?
- /puːn/
Poon has one syllable (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: En-au-poon.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of poon
- poons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- 2
USslangvulgarThe vagina and vulva; or intercourse with a woman.
I'm going to get me some poon at this party.
- 3
colloquialA wimp; a pussy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poon come from?
Compare Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), Malayalam പുന്ന (punna), names for Calophyllum inophyllum. Doublet of punnai.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).