whoop-de-doo
/ˌwʊptiˈduː/
"whoop-de-doo" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“whoop-de-doo” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exclamation indicating (now often sarcastic) excitement or enthusiasm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-whoop-de-doo · whoop-de-doo · English
whoop-de-doo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | whoop-de-doo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˌwʊptiˈduː/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “whoop-de-doo” in English
Rare enough to double-check
whoop-de-doo is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˌwʊptiˈduː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exclamation indicating (now often sarcastic) excitement or enthusiasm.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for whoop-de-doo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is whoop-de-doo, spelled W-H-O-O-P---D-E---D-O-O.
Definition
- 1Exclamation indicating (now often sarcastic) excitement or enthusiasm.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how whoop-de-doo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
'Whoop-de-doo!', yelled a surprised Conrad as the large engine ignited in front of them. That's the biggest thrill of my life.'
It felt like Daddy might come waltzing into the room any minute, look around at all the food and people, and say, "Whoop-de-doo! What a party!"
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.