sailmaker
noun
sailmaker is spelled S-A-I-L-M-A-K-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sailmaker means “One whose occupation is to make or repair sails” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sailmaker is sailmakers.
How many letters and syllables are in sailmaker?
| Letters | 9: S-A-I-L-M-A-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 sailmaker?
Sailmaker appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 sailmaker
- sailmakers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sailmaker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One whose occupation is to make or repair sails.
- 2
USAn officer in the United States navy who takes charge of the sails.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sailmaker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense occupation:
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 sailmaker come from?
From Middle English *sayl-makere, equivalent to sail + maker. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sailmoaker, West Frisian seilmakker, Dutch zeilmaker, German Low German Seilmaker, German Segelmacher, Danish sejlmager, Swedish segelmakare.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).