skene
/ˈskiːni/noun
skene is spelled S-K-E-N-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skene means “An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skene is skenes.
How many letters and syllables are in skene?
| Letters | 5: S-K-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 skene?
Skene appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 skene?
- /ˈskiːni/
Skene has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-skene.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skene
- skenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.
- 2
Alternative form of skean (“a kind of dagger”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does skene come from?
From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “tent”). Doublet of scene and scena.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).