shmoo
/ʃmuː/noun
shmoo is spelled S-H-M-O-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shmoo means “A fictional animal created by cartoonist Al Capp, shaped like a smooth, plump bowling pin with stubby legs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shmoo is shmoos or shmoon.
How many letters and syllables are in shmoo?
| Letters | 5: S-H-M-O-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 shmoo?
Shmoo appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 shmoo?
- /ʃmuː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shmoo
- shmoos plural
- shmoon plural
- schmoo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shmoo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fictional animal created by cartoonist Al Capp, shaped like a smooth, plump bowling pin with stubby legs.
- 2
A projection from yeast in response to mating pheromones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).