arachnophobia
/æˌɹæk.nəˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/noun
arachnophobia is spelled A-R-A-C-H-N-O-P-H-O-B-I-A: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arachnophobia means “An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arachnophobia is arachnophobias.
How many letters and syllables are in arachnophobia?
| Letters | 13: A-R-A-C-H-N-O-P-H-O-B-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is arachnophobia?
Arachnophobia appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce arachnophobia?
- /æˌɹæk.nəˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-arachnophobia.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of arachnophobia
- arachnophobias plural
- arachnephobia
- arachniphobia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arachnophobia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arachnophobia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | arachnophobie |
| German | Arachnophobie, Spinnenangst |
| Portuguese | aracnofobia |
| Spanish | aracnofobia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does arachnophobia come from?
From arachno- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). Piecewise doublet of araneophobia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).