espial

Questions about espial

What does espial mean?

espial means "the act of detecting something; catching sight of something".

How many syllables are in espial?

espial has 3 syllables and divides as e-spi-al under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for espial?

Close synonyms include detection, catching, spying, spotting. 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 espial a common word?

espial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.