webworm
noun
webworm is spelled W-E-B-W-O-R-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, webworm means “Any of various caterpillars, of diverse moth families, that spin a web; the moth species of such a caterpillar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of webworm is webworms.
How many letters and syllables are in webworm?
| Letters | 7: W-E-B-W-O-R-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 webworm?
Webworm appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 webworm?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-webworm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of webworm
- webworms plural
- web worm
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does webworm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various caterpillars, of diverse moth families, that spin a web; the moth species of such a caterpillar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does webworm come from?
From web + worm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).