# whoo

> English word · Interjection · IPA /wuː/ · frequency rank #37,768

## Definitions
1. An expression of delight and excitement.
2. The wailing cry of a ghost.
3. The cry of an owl

## Easily confused with
- **wo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-wo)
- **why** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-why)
- **won** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-won)
- **wow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-wow)
- **woo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-woo)
- **woe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-woe)
- **WTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-wto)
- **wot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-wot)
- **wop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-wop)
- **wor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-wor)
- **wok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-wok)
- **WYO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-wyo)
- **wood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-wood)
- **wool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-wool)
- **woof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-woof)
- **whos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-whos)
- **wook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-wook)
- **whose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-whose)
- **whore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-whore)
- **whoop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whoo-vs-whoop)

## Common misspellings (4)
`hwoo`, `whhoo`, `woho`, `wwhoo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/whoo