skylarking
/ˈskʌɪlɑːkɪŋ/noun, verb
skylarking is spelled S-K-Y-L-A-R-K-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skylarking means “Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skylarking is skylarkings.
How many letters and syllables are in skylarking?
| Letters | 10: S-K-Y-L-A-R-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is skylarking?
Skylarking appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 skylarking?
- UK /ˈskʌɪlɑːkɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of skylarking
- skylarkings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skylarking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of skylark
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skylarking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense horseplay:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chahut |
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 skylarking come from?
From skylark + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).