whoopee
/ʍupi/interjection, verb
whoopee is spelled W-H-O-O-P-E-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, whoopee means “A spontaneous expression of delight or joy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in whoopee?
| Letters | 7: W-H-O-O-P-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 whoopee?
Whoopee appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 whoopee?
- /ʍupi/
- /ʍʊpi/
- /wʊpi/
Whoopee 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-whoopee.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of whoopee
- whoopees present, singular, he/she/it
- whoopeeing participle, present
- whoopeed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whoopee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
A spontaneous expression of delight or joy.
Whoopee! I won!
verb
- 1
To behave exuberantly; to make whoopee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Whoopee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expression of delight:
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.