eerie

Questions about eerie

What does eerie mean?

eerie means "suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in eerie?

eerie has 2 syllables: eer-ie. The stress falls on "eer". In IPA it is /ˈɪɹi/.

What is another word for eerie?

Close synonyms include eery. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eerie a common word?

eerie is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with eerie?

1 word rhymes with eerie. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.