sugoi
adjective
sugoi is spelled S-U-G-O-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sugoi means “amazing, awesome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sugoi?
| Letters | 5: S-U-G-O-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 sugoi?
Sugoi appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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).
Forms of sugoi
- more sugoi comparative
- most sugoi superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sugoi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
slangamazing, awesome
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sugoi come from?
Borrowed from Japanese すごい (sugoi, “amazing, splendid, fantastic, great”). This word originally meant "dreadful, ghastly", but underwent an ameliorative semantic shift, similar to English terrific.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).