whammo
/ˈwæmoʊ/interjection, noun
whammo is spelled W-H-A-M-M-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, whammo means “Used to emphasize the suddenness of an event” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in whammo?
| Letters | 6: W-H-A-M-M-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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; 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 whammo?
Whammo appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 whammo?
- UK /ˈwæməʊ/
- US /ˈwæmoʊ/
- /ˈhwæmoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-whammo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with whammo?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as whammo from its last stressed vowel (/æmoʊ/):
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 whammo
- whammos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whammo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
informalUsed to emphasize the suddenness of an event.
So, I'm driving along when, whammo, a tree falls in front of the car.
noun
- 1
informalAn action-packed scene in a film, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whammo come from?
From wham + -o.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).