skeet
/skiːt/
"skeet" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skeet” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #41,886 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,886
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | skeet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /skiːt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #41,886 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “skeet” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for skeet is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /skiːt/. Corpus data places it at rank #41,886 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for skeet, with forms such as "kseet", "seket", and "skeett". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Skye", "skit", "skew", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Pseudo-archaic alteration of shoot, perhaps with reference to Old Norse skjóta; compare Scots skite (“to dart, to shoot”). The name for a form of trapshooting is attested from the 1920s, see quotations below. Senses related to ejaculation of semen likely de… The correct English form is skeet, spelled S-K-E-E-T.
Definition
- 1A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
- 2A hand consisting of a 9, a 5, a 2, and two other cards lower than 9.
- 3The ejaculation of semen.
- 4A young working-class person who may be loud, disruptive and poorly educated.
Etymology
Pseudo-archaic alteration of shoot, perhaps with reference to Old Norse skjóta; compare Scots skite (“to dart, to shoot”). The name for a form of trapshooting is attested from the 1920s, see quotations below. Senses related to ejaculation of semen likely derive from this, but compare also squirt, skite, or scoot. The word skeet is attested in reference to working class persons in US English from the 19th century, or the Newfoundland and Labrador regionalism may derive from other terms such as skite or skeeter; see quotation below.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kseet,seket,skeett,sket,skete,skkeet,sskeet
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of skeet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “skeet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-K-E-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /skiːt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Skye” - see the side-by-side comparison. skeet vs Skye
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.