counterspy
noun, verb
counterspy is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-S-P-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, counterspy means “A spy working in counterintelligence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of counterspy is counterspies.
How many letters and syllables are in counterspy?
| Letters | 10: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-S-P-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 counterspy?
Counterspy appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 counterspy?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-counterspy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of counterspy
- counterspies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- counterspying participle, present
- counterspied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does counterspy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
- 1
To carry out counterespionage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does counterspy come from?
From counter- + spy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).