spearphishing
noun
spearphishing is spelled S-P-E-A-R-P-H-I-S-H-I-N-G: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spearphishing means “Phishing against a small group of selected targets who are more likely to be attracted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spearphishing?
| Letters | 13: S-P-E-A-R-P-H-I-S-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 spearphishing?
Spearphishing appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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).
Forms of spearphishing
- spear phishing
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spearphishing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Phishing against a small group of selected targets who are more likely to be attracted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spearphishing come from?
From spear + phishing, modeled on spearfishing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).