Skylines

[ˈskaɪ̯laɪ̯ns]

/[ˈskaɪ̯laɪ̯ns]/ noun

The verdict

“Skylines” is uncommon German (frequency #72,939 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,939
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Skyline

Corpus desk

Index DE-skylines · Skylines · German

Skylines · rank #72,939 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,939
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH skandiert

Nearest frequency peer: skandiert (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Skylines“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Skylines“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Skylines
PropertyValue
HeadwordSkylines
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈskaɪ̯laɪ̯ns]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Skylines“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Skylinesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „skandiert“ (#72,938), „soaps“ (#72,941), „Siegessäule“ (#72,935). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Skylines“ bei #72,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Skylines is uncommon German at frequency #72,939 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈskaɪ̯laɪ̯ns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Skylines in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Skylines, spelled S-K-Y-L-I-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Skyline
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Skyline
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Skyline
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Skyline

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Skylines"?
"Skylines" is spelled S-K-Y-L-I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskaɪ̯laɪ̯ns].
What does "Skylines" mean?
As a noun, "Skylines" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Skyline
How do you pronounce "Skylines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skylines" is [ˈskaɪ̯laɪ̯ns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Skylines" come from?
"Skylines" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Skylines", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list