Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oo

/ˈoʊ.oʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: oo
IPA: /ˈoʊ.oʊ/

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega.

Obsolete

noun

Any of four Hawaiian birds of the genus Moho, formerly classed with the honeyeaters and now believed to be extinct.

intj

Alternative form of ooh.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of oo.

adj

Initialism of object-oriented.

name

A populated place in Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Example Sentences

"Then came ther downe goodly ladyes tweyne […] And seyde, the gret Alpha & Oo most souereyne […] had hem thedyr sent."
"On this visit I made careful inquiries as to the success of Mr. Gay's efforts to raise the "Oo" bird on this island."
"Several years earlier, she had arranged to bring three pairs of the rapidly vanishing ʻōʻō bird from Hawai‘i island to Kaua‘i, hoping they would form a new colony."

Etymology

Representation of a long-o sound.

Word Breakdown

Root: ʻōʻō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈoʊ.oʊ/
British English: /ˈəʊ.əʊ/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

oos (plural)

Phrases

ooh ah ah ooh-ah-ah ooh arrh ooh-wee

Frequently Paired Words

ooh ah ah ooh-ah-ah ooh arrh ooh-wee

Synonyms

moho hoohoo

Questions

How do you pronounce oo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊ.oʊ/.
What does oo mean?: (Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega.
Where does oo come from?: Representation of a long-o sound.

How to pronounce oo

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