skyline
/ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/noun, verb
skyline is spelled S-K-Y-L-I-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skyline means “The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skyline is skylines.
How many letters and syllables are in skyline?
| Letters | 7: S-K-Y-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th 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 skyline?
Skyline appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 skyline?
- /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/
Skyline 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-skyline.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skyline
- skylines plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- skylining participle, present
- skylined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skyline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
- 2
The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
- 3
A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
- 4
A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
- 5
Ellipsis of skyline operator.
verb
- 1
To outline something against the sky.
- 2
To filter by means of the skyline operator.
noun
- 1
food, often Cincinnati chili, purchased from a Skyline Chili restaurant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skyline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense silhouette against city or buildings:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | horizon, ligne d'horizon |
| German | Horizont, Silhouette, Skyline |
| Portuguese | linha do céu, skyline |
| Spanish | panorama urbano/citadino, perfil de la ciudad, silueta de los edificios |
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 skyline come from?
From sky + line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).