skiffle
/ˈskɪf.əl/noun, verb
skiffle is spelled S-K-I-F-F-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skiffle means “A type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using homemade or improvised instruments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skiffle is skiffles.
How many letters and syllables are in skiffle?
| Letters | 7: S-K-I-F-F-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is skiffle?
Skiffle appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 skiffle?
- US /ˈskɪf.əl/
Skiffle has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-skiffle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with skiffle?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as skiffle from its last stressed vowel (/ɪfəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of skiffle
- skiffles present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- skiffling participle, present
- skiffled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skiffle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using homemade or improvised instruments.
- 2
Synonym of skiff (“light shower of rain or snow; light dusting of snow or ice (on ground, water, etc)”).
For quotations using this term, see Citations:skiffle.
verb
- 1
To play skiffle.
- 2
To move in a way that stirs up and moves anything loose lying on the surface.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does skiffle come from?
From or related to Scots skiffle, from skiff (whence English skiff (“light rain, snow, etc”), which see for more). Related to skift (“light dusting of snow”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).