spoonie
/ˈspuː.ni/noun
spoonie is spelled S-P-O-O-N-I-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spoonie means “A northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spoonie is spoonies.
How many letters and syllables are in spoonie?
| Letters | 7: S-P-O-O-N-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 spoonie?
Spoonie appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 spoonie?
- /ˈspuː.ni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-spoony.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spoonie
- spoonies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spoonie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata).
- 2
slangA person with a chronic illness or disability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spoonie come from?
From the spatulate shape of the bill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).