spookily
/ˈspuːk.ɪ.li/adverb
spookily is spelled S-P-O-O-K-I-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, spookily means “In a spooky manner; eerily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spookily?
| Letters | 8: S-P-O-O-K-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 spookily?
Spookily appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 spookily?
- UK /ˈspuːk.ɪ.li/
Spookily has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of spookily
- more spookily comparative
- most spookily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spookily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a spooky manner; eerily.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spookily come from?
From spooky + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).