airscrew
noun
airscrew is spelled A-I-R-S-C-R-E-W: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, airscrew means “The propeller of an aircraft; the prop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of airscrew is airscrews.
How many letters and syllables are in airscrew?
| Letters | 8: A-I-R-S-C-R-E-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is airscrew?
Airscrew appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 airscrew?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-airscrew.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of airscrew
- airscrews plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does airscrew mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
- 2
Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Airscrew in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense propeller of an aircraft:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Luftschraube, Flugzeugpropeller |
| Spanish | hélice |
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 airscrew come from?
From air + screw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).