yoohoo
/ˈjuːˌhuː/interjection, verb
yoohoo is spelled Y-O-O-H-O-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, yoohoo means “Used to get attention” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yoohoo?
| Letters | 6: Y-O-O-H-O-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 yoohoo?
Yoohoo appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 yoohoo?
- /ˈjuːˌhuː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-yoohoo.ogg, En-uk-Yoo_hoo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of yoohoo
- yoo-hoo
- yoo hoo
- yoohoos present, singular, he/she/it
- yoohooing participle, present
- yoohooed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yoohoo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Used to get attention.
Yoohoo! I think you dropped this.
verb
- 1
To give a cry of "yoohoo".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).