squee

/skwiː/

//skwiː// verb

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

The verdict

“squee” is uncommon English (frequency #91,013 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,013
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To squeal with excitement or delight.

Corpus desk

Index EN-squee · squee · English

squee · rank #91,013 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,013
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH splanchnic

Nearest frequency peer: splanchnic (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “squee”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “squee” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for squee
PropertyValue
Headwordsquee
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/skwiː/
Letters5
Frequency rank#91,013
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “squee” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).squeefalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “splanchnic” (#91,011), “spiderweb” (#91,010), “spiciness” (#91,009). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “squee” is #91,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

squee is uncommon English at frequency #91,013 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /skwiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To squeal with excitement or delight.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for squee in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Imitative. The correct English form is squee, spelled S-Q-U-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To squeal with excitement or delight.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meanwhile on Usenet, a couple of anti-choicers are racing to out-stupid each other, squeeing like school children over something someone said.
  2. On Tuesday, Reddit user lern41 got the Reddit community squeeing when he posted a few photos of his pet cats, Artemis and Apollo.

Etymology

Imitative.

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 "squee"?
"squee" is spelled S-Q-U-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is /skwiː/.
What does "squee" mean?
As a verb, "squee" means: To squeal with excitement or delight.
How do you pronounce "squee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "squee" is /skwiː/. 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 "squee"?
Imitative. 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 "squee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

stoat#91,023slaty#90,996shish#90,986shama#90,975

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list