skoal
interjection, verb
skoal is spelled S-K-O-A-L: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, skoal means “A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skoal?
| Letters | 5: S-K-O-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 skoal?
Skoal appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 skoal?
Skoal 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).
Forms of skoal
- skoals present, singular, he/she/it
- skoaling participle, present
- skoaled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skoal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.
verb
- 1
To make such a toast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does skoal come from?
From Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål, which is used when making a toast and also means "bowl".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).