airforce
/ˈɛə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)s/noun
airforce is spelled A-I-R-F-O-R-C-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, airforce means “Alternative spelling of air force” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of airforce is airforces.
How many letters and syllables are in airforce?
| Letters | 8: A-I-R-F-O-R-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is airforce?
Airforce appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce airforce?
- /ˈɛə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)s/
Airforce has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-airforce.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with airforce
Also written: air force (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of airforce
- airforces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does airforce mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of air force.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).