salchow
/ˈsalkɒv/noun, verb
salchow is spelled S-A-L-C-H-O-W: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, salchow means “A figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of salchow is salchows.
How many letters and syllables are in salchow?
| Letters | 7: S-A-L-C-H-O-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 salchow?
Salchow appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 salchow?
- UK /ˈsalkɒv/
- UK /ˈsalkəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-salchow.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-salchow.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of salchow
- salchows plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- salchowing participle, present
- salchowed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salchow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air.
verb
- 1
To perform a figure skating jump of this kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does salchow come from?
Named after the Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).