# spooky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈspuːki/ · frequency rank #14,420

## Definitions
1. Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
2. Spooked; afraid; frightened.
3. Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses).

## Etymology
From spook + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **spoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spooky-vs-spoon)
- **spool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spooky-vs-spool)
- **spoons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spooky-vs-spoons)
- **sporty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spooky-vs-sporty)
- **spotty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spooky-vs-spotty)
- **stocky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spooky-vs-stocky)
- **sook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-spooky)
- **spoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoke-vs-spooky)
- **shook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shook-vs-spooky)
- **smoky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoky-vs-spooky)
- **spoof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoof-vs-spooky)
- **Spock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spooky)
- **spook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spook-vs-spooky)
- **spiky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spiky-vs-spooky)
- **Scooby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scooby-vs-spooky)
- **Sparky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparky-vs-spooky)
- **Snoopy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoopy-vs-spooky)
- **spongy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spongy-vs-spooky)

## Common misspellings (9)
`psooky`, `sopoky`, `spokoy`, `spoky`, `spookky`, `spookyy`, `spooyk`, `sppooky`, `sspooky`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spooky