spoony
/ˈspuː.ni/adjective, noun
spoony is spelled S-P-O-O-N-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, spoony means “Enamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spoony?
| Letters | 6: S-P-O-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is spoony?
Spoony appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 spoony?
- /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).
What rhymes with spoony?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as spoony.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: snoopy.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of spoony
- spoonier comparative
- spooniest superlative
- spooney
- spoonie
- spoonies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spoony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Enamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone).
- 2
Feebly sentimental; gushy.
- 3
Similar to a spoon.
That's a very spoony fork.
noun
- 1
informalA foolish, simple, or silly person.
- 2
informalA foolishly amorous person.
- 3
slangAlternative form of spoonie (“person with chronic illness or disability”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spoony come from?
From spoon + -y. See notes at spoonie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).