spiderman
noun
spiderman is spelled S-P-I-D-E-R-M-A-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spiderman means “A steeplejack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spiderman is spidermen.
How many letters and syllables are in spiderman?
| Letters | 9: S-P-I-D-E-R-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd 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 spiderman?
Spiderman appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 spiderman?
- Australia
Spiderman 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: En-au-spiderman.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spiderman
- spidermen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spiderman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA steeplejack.
- 2
slangA free climber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spiderman come from?
From spider + man; in reference to Spider-Man, a superhero who can climb walls.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).