shivery
/ˈʃɪvəɹi/adjective
shivery is spelled S-H-I-V-E-R-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, shivery means “Given to shivering; tending to shiver” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shivery?
| Letters | 7: S-H-I-V-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 shivery?
Shivery appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 shivery?
- /ˈʃɪvəɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shivery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shivery
- shiverier comparative
- shiveriest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shivery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Given to shivering; tending to shiver.
The cold night made me all shivery.
- 2
archaicEasily broken; brittle, flaky.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shivery come from?
From shiver + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).