sailplane
/ˈseɪlˌpleɪn/noun, verb
sailplane is spelled S-A-I-L-P-L-A-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sailplane means “A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sailplane is sailplanes.
How many letters and syllables are in sailplane?
| Letters | 9: S-A-I-L-P-L-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 sailplane?
Sailplane appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 sailplane?
- /ˈseɪlˌpleɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sailplane
- sailplanes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sailplaning participle, present
- sailplaned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sailplane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage.
verb
- 1
To fly in a sailplane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sailplane come from?
From sail + plane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).