weaselly
adjective
weaselly is spelled W-E-A-S-E-L-L-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, weaselly means “Resembling a weasel (in appearance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in weaselly?
| Letters | 8: W-E-A-S-E-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 weaselly?
Weaselly appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 weaselly?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-weaselly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of weaselly
- more weaselly comparative
- weasellier comparative
- most weaselly superlative
- weaselliest superlative
- weasely
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weaselly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling a weasel (in appearance).
- 2
Devious; cunning; misleading; sneaky.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Weaselly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense devious, cunning, sneaky:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sournois |
| German | verschlagen, wieselig |
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.
Where does weaselly come from?
From weasel + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).