onsight
adjective, verb
onsight is spelled O-N-S-I-G-H-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, onsight means “Without having previously seen the terrain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in onsight?
| Letters | 7: O-N-S-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is onsight?
Onsight appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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).
What rhymes with onsight?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as onsight.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hosting.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of onsight
- onsights present, singular, he/she/it
- onsighting participle, present
- onsighted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does onsight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without having previously seen the terrain.
verb
- 1
To perform a climb without having previously seen the terrain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does onsight come from?
From on + sight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).