spiderweb

Name: spiderweb, English Word Data
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/ˈspaɪ̯dəwɛb/

//ˈspaɪ̯dəwɛb// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“spiderweb” is uncommon English (frequency #91,010 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,010
frequency rank, English: 54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.

Key facts for spiderweb
Property	Value
Headword	spiderweb
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈspaɪ̯dəwɛb/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#91,010
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spiderweb” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). spiderweb lands here:

#91,010

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spiderweb is uncommon English at frequency #91,010 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈspaɪ̯dəwɛb/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for spiderweb, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English spiþere webb, equivalent to spider + web. The correct English form is spiderweb, spelled S-P-I-D-E-R-W-E-B.

Definition

1
The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
2
Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.

Etymology

From Middle English spiþere webb, equivalent to spider + web.

This word in other languages

telaraña(Español)toile d'araignée(Français)Spinnennetz(Deutsch)teia(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spiderweb"?

"spiderweb" is spelled S-P-I-D-E-R-W-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈspaɪ̯dəwɛb/.

What does "spiderweb" mean?

As a noun, "spiderweb" means: The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.

How do you pronounce "spiderweb"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spiderweb" is /ˈspaɪ̯dəwɛb/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "spiderweb"?

From Middle English spiþere webb, equivalent to spider + web. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “spiderweb”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is S-P-I-D-E-R-W-E-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈspaɪ̯dəwɛb/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.