coon

Other forms of coon

plural

coons·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about coon

What does coon mean?

coon means "an eccentric or undignified rustic". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in coon?

coon has 1 syllable: coon. In IPA it is /ˈkun/.

What is another word for coon?

Close synonyms include common raccoon, common racoon, ringtail, Procyon lotor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is coon a common word?

coon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with coon?

4 words rhyme with coon. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.