# skies

> English word · Noun · IPA /skaɪz/ · frequency rank #8,204

## Definitions
1. plural of sky though essentially synonymous with singular form; the heavens; the firmament; the atmosphere.
2. plural of skie.

## Easily confused with
- **skin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-skin)
- **skip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-skip)
- **Skye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-skye)
- **skim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-skim)
- **skit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-skit)
- **SNES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-snes)
- **skill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-skill)
- **suits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-suits)
- **Swiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-swiss)
- **skirt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-skirt)
- **skins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-skins)
- **spies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-spies)
- **slips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-slips)
- **spins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-spins)
- **Sykes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-sykes)
- **Swims** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-swims)
- **slits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-slits)
- **spiel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-spiel)
- **skiff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-skiff)
- **skills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skies-vs-skills)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ksies`, `sikes`, `skeis`, `skiess`, `skise`, `skkies`, `sskies`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skies