Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiderman

/spˈaɪdɚmæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: spi-der-man
IPA: /spˈaɪdɚmæn/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

noun

A free climber.

Slang

noun

Nonstandard form of Spider-Man.

Etymology

From spider + man; in reference to Spider-Man, a superhero who can climb walls.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spidermen (plural)

Homonyms

spider-man

Rhymes With

spider-man

Questions

How do you pronounce spiderman?: The recorded pronunciation is /spˈaɪdɚmæn/.
What does spiderman mean?: A steeplejack.
Where does spiderman come from?: From spider + man; in reference to Spider-Man, a superhero who can climb walls.

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