Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whoops

/wʊps/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: whoops
IPA: /wʊps/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

verb

Slang

noun

plural of whoop

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of whoop

Example Sentences

"There are several people moaning in Tourist behind them, one stew had gone back with a handful of fresh airsick bags, and a man […] had whoopsed into his National Observer and had grinned apologetically at the stewardess who came to help him clean up."

Etymology

Onomatopoetic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wʊps/
British English: /wʊps/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

whoopses (present, singular) whoopsing (participle, present) whoopsed (participle, past) whoopsed (past)

Derived Forms

whoopsy

Phrases

whoops-a-daisy whoops, there go my trousers

Rhymes With

groups troops oops loops hoops soups scoops stoops poops dupes swoops troupes

Questions

How do you pronounce whoops?: The recorded pronunciation is /wʊps/.
What does whoops mean?: Oops.
Where does whoops come from?: Onomatopoetic.

How to pronounce whoops

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