yoohoo
/ˈjuːˌhuː/
"yoohoo" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“yoohoo” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used to get attention.
Corpus desk
Index EN-yoohoo · yoohoo · English
yoohoo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Y" 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 | yoohoo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˈjuːˌhuː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “yoohoo” in English
Rare enough to double-check
yoohoo is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˈjuːˌhuː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Used to get attention.".
Zero misspellings are on record for yoohoo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is yoohoo, spelled Y-O-O-H-O-O.
Definition
- 1Used to get attention.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how yoohoo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yoohoo! I think you dropped this.
Xavier's Father: Son, it was you who killed me. Xavier (Vernon Chatman): What kind of stupid name is "Yoohoo"? Well, when I find that demon, I shall slay him -- to death! Yoohoo! Yoohoo!
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.