# silvery

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɪlvəɹi/ · frequency rank #29,087

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Middle English silvery, sylvyry; equivalent to silver + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **solver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silvery-vs-solver)
- **slavery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silvery-vs-slavery)
- **silver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silver-vs-silvery)

## Common misspellings (11)
`islvery`, `silevry`, `sillvery`, `silverry`, `silveryy`, `silveyr`, `silvrey`, `silvvery`, `sivlery`, `slivery`, `ssilvery`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/silvery