schooner
/skuːnə(ɹ)/noun
schooner is spelled S-C-H-O-O-N-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schooner means “A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schooner is schooners.
How many letters and syllables are in schooner?
| Letters | 8: S-C-H-O-O-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is schooner?
Schooner appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 schooner?
- /skuːnə(ɹ)/
Schooner has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-schooner.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of schooner
- schooners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schooner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
- 2
UKA glass for drinking a large measure of sherry.
- 3
AustraliaA glass of beer, of a size which varies between states (Wikipedia).
- 4
USA large goblet or drinking glass, used for lager or ale (Wikipedia).
- 5
A covered wagon used by emigrants.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate schooner?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of schooner: schr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Schooner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sailing ship:
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 schooner come from?
Attested ca. 1715, of uncertain origin. Said to be derived from dialectal scoon (“to skim over water”). Compare also shunt (“to cause to move (suddenly)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).