Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spooky

/ˈspuːki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
spooky
IPA
/ˈspuːki/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.

Informal

adj

Spooked; afraid; frightened.

Informal

adj

Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses).

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From spook + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈspuːki/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spookier (comparative) spookiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

spookily spookiness Spooktober spoopy unspooky

Phrases

ooky-spooky spooky action at a distance spooky-ass spooky PAC spooky season

Synonyms

eldritch skittish flighty nervous

Rhymes With

suzuki suki kooky stookey sukey delucchi clukey cookie kabuki tanuki tukey booky

Questions

How do you pronounce spooky?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspuːki/.
What does spooky mean?
Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
Where does spooky come from?
From spook + -y.

How to pronounce spooky

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈspuːki/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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