voodoo
/ˈvudu/noun, verb
voodoo is spelled V-O-O-D-O-O: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, voodoo means “Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of voodoo is voodoos.
How many letters and syllables are in voodoo?
| Letters | 6: V-O-O-D-O-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,687th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 voodoo?
Voodoo appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th 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 voodoo?
- UK /ˈvuːduː/
- US /ˈvudu/
- /ˈvʉdʉ/
Voodoo has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-voodoo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with voodoo?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as voodoo from its last stressed vowel (/udu/):
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 voodoo
- voodoos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- vodou
- vodoun
- voudon
- voudoun
- vodun
- voudou
- voodooing participle, present
- voodooed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does voodoo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
- 2
The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
- 3
derogatoryAny sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.
- 4
datedOne who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
verb
- 1
To bewitch someone or something using voodoo
He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Voodoo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Afro-Caribbean religion:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does voodoo come from?
From Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole Vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”) or the Kwa languages vodũ.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).