scoop

/skuːp/

//skuːp// noun

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"scoop" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“scoop” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,455
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.

Corpus desk

Index EN-scoop · scoop · English

scoop · rank #11,455 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,455
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH scheduling

Nearest frequency peer: scheduling (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “scoop”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “scoop” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

scoop vs sop
60% similar
scoop vs SCP
0% similar
scoop vs stop
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for scoop
PropertyValue
Headwordscoop
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/skuːp/
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,455
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “scoop”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).scooplands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “scheduling” (#11,454), “scotch” (#11,456), “RI” (#11,453). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “scoop” is #11,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around scoop (IPA /skuːp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,455 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for scoop, with forms such as "csoop", "sccoop", and "scoopp". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sop", "SCP", "stop", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English scope, schoupe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch scoep, scuep, schope, schoepe (“bucket for bailing water”) and Middle Dutch schoppe, scoppe, schuppe ("a scoop, shovel"; > Modern Dutch schop (“spade”)), from Proto-Germanic *skuppǭ, *skuppij… The correct English form is scoop, spelled S-C-O-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
  2. 2
    The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.
  3. 3
    The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.
  4. 4
    A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
  5. 5
    An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.
  6. 6
    The digging attachment on a front-end loader.
  7. 7
    A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.
  8. 8
    A spoon-shaped surgical instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.
  9. 9
    A special spinal board used by emergency medical service staff that divides laterally to scoop up patients.
  10. 10
    A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.
  11. 11
    The peak of a cap.
  12. 12
    A hole on the playfield that catches a ball, but eventually returns it to play in one way or another.
  13. 13
    The raised end of a surfboard.
  14. 14
    A kind of floodlight with a reflector.
  15. 15
    A haul of money made through speculation.
  16. 16
    A note that begins slightly below and slides up to the target pitch.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how scoop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She kept a scoop in the dog food.
  2. an ice-cream scoop

Etymology

From Middle English scope, schoupe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch scoep, scuep, schope, schoepe (“bucket for bailing water”) and Middle Dutch schoppe, scoppe, schuppe ("a scoop, shovel"; > Modern Dutch schop (“spade”)), from Proto-Germanic *skuppǭ, *skuppijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to cut, to scrape, to hack”). Cognate with Old Frisian skuppe (“shovel”), Middle Low German schōpe (“scoop, shovel”), German Low German Schüppe, Schüpp (“shovel”), German Schüppe, Schippe (“shovel, spade”). Related to English shovel.

Synonyms

scooperscoopful

This word in other languages

cucharón(Español)pelle(Français)Schaufel(Deutsch)concha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csoop
  • sccoop
  • scoopp
  • scop
  • scopo
  • socop
  • sscoop

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scoop - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

csoop2sccoop1scoopp1scop1scopo2socop2sscoop1
Edit distance from "scoop"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scoop"?
"scoop" is spelled S-C-O-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is /skuːp/.
What does "scoop" mean?
As a noun, "scoop" means: Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
What words are commonly confused with "scoop"?
"scoop" is commonly confused with "sop", "SCP", "stop". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scoop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scoop" is /skuːp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "scoop"?
From Middle English scope, schoupe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch scoep, scuep, schope, schoepe (“bucket for bailing water”) and Middle Dutch schoppe, scoppe, schuppe ("a scoop, shovel"; > Modern Dutch schop (“spade”)), from Proto-Germanic *skuppǭ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "scoop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

scrub#11,457shale#11,460rabbi#11,447titan#11,483

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tapped7 variantsNissan7 variantstrait7 variantstroop7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list