skyclad
/ˈskaɪ.klæd/
"skyclad" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skyclad” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.
Corpus desk
Index EN-skyclad · skyclad · English
skyclad · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | skyclad |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈskaɪ.klæd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “skyclad” in English
Rare enough to double-check
skyclad is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈskaɪ.klæd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
skyclad doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From sky + clad, indicating that the person in question is clad only in the sky. Attested from early 20th century England, it is partially a calque of Sanskrit दिगम्बर (digambara, “having all (=ten) quarters of the globe as one's only clothing, i.e., naked”). The correct English form is skyclad, spelled S-K-Y-C-L-A-D.
Definition
- 1Belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.
- 2Nude, naked, especially when outdoors.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how skyclad appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There he stood, sky-clad, smearing witch's ointment all over.
Etymology
From sky + clad, indicating that the person in question is clad only in the sky. Attested from early 20th century England, it is partially a calque of Sanskrit दिगम्बर (digambara, “having all (=ten) quarters of the globe as one's only clothing, i.e., naked”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.