spoofing
[ˈspu̟fɪ̃ŋ]noun, verb
spoofing is spelled S-P-O-O-F-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spoofing means “Falsifying one's identity or other identifying information (e.g. location) by technical means to deceive or gain access” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spoofing is spoofings.
How many letters and syllables are in spoofing?
| Letters | 8: S-P-O-O-F-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 spoofing?
Spoofing appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 spoofing?
- /ˈspuːfɪŋ/
- US [ˈspu̟fɪ̃ŋ]
- Australia [ˈspʉːfɪŋ]
Spoofing has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-spoofing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spoofing
- spoofings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spoofing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Falsifying one's identity or other identifying information (e.g. location) by technical means to deceive or gain access.
- 2
A method of attacking a computer program, in which the program is modified so as to appear to be working normally when in reality it has been modified with the purpose of circumventing security mechanisms.
- 3
Phishing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of spoof
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spoofing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense method of attacking a computer program:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Spoofing |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.