zooey
/zuːi/adjective
zooey is spelled Z-O-O-E-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Zooey, the name). As an adjective, zooey means “Resembling or characteristic of a zoo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in zooey?
| Letters | 5: Z-O-O-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 zooey?
Zooey appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Zooey, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zooey?
- /zuːi/
Zooey 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).
Forms of zooey
- zooier comparative
- zooiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zooey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalResembling or characteristic of a zoo.
a zooey smell
- 2
informalCrowded with people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zooey come from?
From zoo + -ey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).