swoony
/swuniː/adjective
swoony is spelled S-W-O-O-N-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, swoony means “Tending to swoon (in any sense)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in swoony?
| Letters | 6: S-W-O-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 swoony?
Swoony appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 swoony?
- /swuniː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-swoony.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of swoony
- swoonier comparative
- swooniest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swoony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tending to swoon (in any sense).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does swoony come from?
From swoon (verb) + -y (verbal suffix meaning “inclined to”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).