spidery
/ˈspaɪ.dɚ.i/adjective
spidery is spelled S-P-I-D-E-R-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, spidery means “Like a spider” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spidery?
| Letters | 7: S-P-I-D-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 spidery?
Spidery appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 spidery?
- US /ˈspaɪ.dɚ.i/
Spidery has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-spidery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spidery
- spiderier comparative
- spideriest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spidery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like a spider.
- 2
Characterized by many spindly extensions.
The spidery construction looked like it would fall apart in a stiff breeze.
- 3
Suggestive of cobwebs; spiderweb-like.
- 4
Infested with or containing many spiders.
- 5
Cramped or illegible; especially when spiky.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spidery come from?
From spider + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).