whoomp
/(h)wump/interjection, verb
whoomp is spelled W-H-O-O-M-P: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, whoomp means “A dull, powerful thudding sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in whoomp?
| Letters | 6: W-H-O-O-M-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 whoomp?
Whoomp appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 whoomp?
- /(h)wump/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-whoomp.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of whoomp
- whoomps present, singular, he/she/it
- whoomping participle, present
- whoomped participle, past
- whoom
- whoomph
- woomph
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whoomp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
A dull, powerful thudding sound.
verb
- 1
To produce a dull, powerful thudding sound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whoomp come from?
Onomatopoeia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).