silvery
/ˈsɪlvəɹi/adjective
silvery is spelled S-I-L-V-E-R-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, silvery means “Resembling silver in color, shiny white” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in silvery?
| Letters | 7: S-I-L-V-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is silvery?
Silvery appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 silvery?
- /ˈsɪlvəɹi/
- /ˈsɪlvɹi/
Silvery has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-silvery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of silvery
- silverier comparative
- silveriest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does silvery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
- 2
Sprinkled or covered with silver.
- 3
Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.
a silvery laugh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Silvery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | argenté , argentin |
| German | silbrig, silberig , silberhell, silbern |
| Portuguese | prateado , argentino |
| Spanish | plateado, argénteo, argentino , argentado |
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 silvery come from?
From Middle English silvery, sylvyry; equivalent to silver + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).