airsickness
noun
airsickness is spelled A-I-R-S-I-C-K-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, airsickness means “A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of airsickness is airsicknesses.
How many letters and syllables are in airsickness?
| Letters | 11: A-I-R-S-I-C-K-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 airsickness?
Airsickness appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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).
Forms of airsickness
- airsicknesses plural
- air sickness
- air-sickness
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does airsickness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Airsickness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense form of motion sickness:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mal de l'air |
| German | Luftkrankheit, Flugkrankheit, Fliegerkrankheit |
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 airsickness come from?
From air + sickness or airsick + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).