skydive
/ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/noun, verb
skydive is spelled S-K-Y-D-I-V-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skydive means “An instance of skydiving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skydive is skydives.
How many letters and syllables are in skydive?
| Letters | 7: S-K-Y-D-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 skydive?
Skydive appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 skydive?
- /ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/
Skydive has 2 syllables (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-skydive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skydive
- skydives plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- skydiving participle, present
- skydived past, participle
- skydove US, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skydive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instance of skydiving.
verb
- 1
To be in freefall after jumping from an aircraft and landing safely by deploying a parachute.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skydive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Fallschirmsprung , Fallschirm springen |
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 skydive come from?
From sky + dive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).