eyesight
/ˈaɪˌsaɪt/noun
eyesight is spelled E-Y-E-S-I-G-H-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eyesight means “Vision or the faculty of sight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eyesight is eyesights.
How many letters and syllables are in eyesight?
| Letters | 8: E-Y-E-S-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st 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 eyesight?
Eyesight appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st 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 eyesight?
- US /ˈaɪˌsaɪt/
Eyesight 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)-Vealhurl-eyesight.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with eyesight
Also written: eye sight (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of eyesight
- eyesights plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eyesight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Vision or the faculty of sight.
good eyesight
- 2
View or the range of vision.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eyesight in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense faculty of sight:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vue, vision |
| German | Sehvermögen, Sehen, Sicht, Sehkraft, Augenlicht |
| Portuguese | visão, vista |
| Spanish | visión, vista, ver |
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 eyesight come from?
From Middle English eiȝesiht, ieȝesihte, ehsihthe, eihsihthe, eȝhesihthe, equivalent to eye + sight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).