skier
/ˈskiːə(ɹ)/noun
skier is spelled S-K-I-E-R: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skier means “One who skis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skier is skiers.
How many letters and syllables are in skier?
| Letters | 5: S-K-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd 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 skier?
Skier appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 skier?
- /ˈskiːə(ɹ)/
As a noun (“A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch”): /ˈskaɪə(ɹ)/.
Skier 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-skier.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skier
- skiers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who skis.
a professional skier
- 2
A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who practices skiing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | skieur, skieuse |
| German | Skifahrer, Skifahrerin, Schifahrer, Schifahrerin, Schiläufer, Schiläuferin |
| Portuguese | esquiador, esquiadora |
| Spanish | esquiador, esquiadora |
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 skier come from?
From ski + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).