airmail
/ˈɛəɹ(ˌ)meɪl/noun, verb
airmail is spelled A-I-R-M-A-I-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, airmail means “The system of conveying mail using aircraft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of airmail is airmails.
How many letters and syllables are in airmail?
| Letters | 7: A-I-R-M-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 airmail?
Airmail appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 airmail?
- /ˈɛəɹ(ˌ)meɪl/
Airmail 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: En-au-airmail.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with airmail
Also written: air mail (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of airmail
- airmails plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- air mail
- airmailing participle, present
- airmailed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does airmail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The system of conveying mail using aircraft.
to send a letter by airmail
- 2
The items of mail so carried.
verb
- 1
To send mail by air.
- 2
To (unintentionally) throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Airmail in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | poste aérienne, Aéropostale , courrier aérien, aérogramme |
| German | Luftpost , per Luftpost schicken |
| Portuguese | correio aéreo , postagem aérea |
| Spanish | correo aéreo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does airmail come from?
From air + mail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).