woodie
/ˈwʊ.di/noun
woodie is spelled W-O-O-D-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, woodie means “An early station wagon or estate car whose rear bodywork is made of wood, often associated with Southern California surfing culture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of woodie is woodies.
How many letters and syllables are in woodie?
| Letters | 6: W-O-O-D-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 woodie?
Woodie appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 woodie?
- /ˈwʊ.di/
Woodie 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: En-au-woodie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with woodie
Sounds like: woody (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: woody.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of woodie
- woodies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does woodie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An early station wagon or estate car whose rear bodywork is made of wood, often associated with Southern California surfing culture.
- 2
A wooden rollercoaster; an amusement ride whose rails are overlaid upon a wooden track.
- 3
slangvulgarAn erection of the penis.
- 4
informalAn Australian wood cockroach, especially one that is a feeder insect for pets like reptiles, amphibians, arachnids, etc.
- 5
informalA wood pigeon.
- 6
informalA wood duck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Woodie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense station wagon with a wooden exterior:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | perua de madeira |
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.
Where does woodie come from?
From wood + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).