woomera
/wʊmra/noun
woomera is spelled W-O-O-M-E-R-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, woomera means “A traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of woomera is woomeras.
How many letters and syllables are in woomera?
| Letters | 7: W-O-O-M-E-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 woomera?
Woomera appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 woomera?
- Australia /wʊmra/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-woomera.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of woomera
- woomeras plural
- wamara
- womera
- wommera
- woomerah
- woomerang
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does woomera mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaA traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does woomera come from?
Borrowed from Dharug wumara.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).