mainsail
/ˈmeɪnseɪl/noun
mainsail is spelled M-A-I-N-S-A-I-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mainsail means “The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mainsail is mainsails.
How many letters and syllables are in mainsail?
| Letters | 8: M-A-I-N-S-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 mainsail?
Mainsail appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 mainsail?
- /ˈmeɪnseɪl/
- /ˈmeɪnsəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mainsail.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mainsail
- mainsails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mainsail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate mainsail?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of mainsail: main.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mainsail in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense largest sail on a sailing vessel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grand-voile |
| German | Großsegel |
| Portuguese | vela grande |
| Spanish | vela mayor |
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 mainsail come from?
From main + sail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).