wahoo
/ˈwɑ.hu/noun, interjection
wahoo is spelled W-A-H-O-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wahoo means “Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wahoo is wahoos.
How many letters and syllables are in wahoo?
| Letters | 5: W-A-H-O-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is wahoo?
Wahoo appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 wahoo?
- US /ˈwɑ.hu/
Wahoo 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: En-us-wahoo.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wahoo
- wahoos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wahoo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
- 2
The winged elm, Ulmus alata.
- 3
Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.
interjection
- 1
A cry of pleasure or enthusiasm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wahoo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | cavala-da-índia |
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 wahoo come from?
Perhaps from Wahoo, an obsolete spelling of Oahu, where the fish is found.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).