skeuomorphism
noun
skeuomorphism is spelled S-K-E-U-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M. The wrong spelling people search most is skeumorphism: about 80 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 10 of all searches for the word. Skeuomorphism is a noun meaning “The incorporation of obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design, for familiarity or out of tradition…”. The plural of skeuomorphism is skeuomorphisms.
How many letters and syllables are in skeuomorphism?
| Letters | 13: S-K-E-U-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, skeumorphism, about 80 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell skeuomorphism?
Skeuomorphism is spelled S-K-E-U-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 10 of the searches for skeuomorphism in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is skeuomorphism?
Skeuomorphism appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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).
Forms of skeuomorphism
- skeuomorphisms plural
- skiamorphism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skeuomorphism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The incorporation of obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design, for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.
- 2
A user interface style characterized by ornate use of photorealistic textures, shadows, and often glossy highlights, mimicking a three-dimensional render.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skeuomorphism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense practice of incorporating obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | skeuomorphisme |
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 skeuomorphism come from?
From Ancient Greek σκεῦος (skeûos, “implement”) + -morphism, or skeuomorph + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).