skyline
/ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/
"skyline" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skyline” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #15,276 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,276
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | skyline |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #15,276 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “skyline” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for skyline is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,276 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for skyline, with forms such as "ksyline", "skkyline", and "sklyine". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "styling", "saline", "skydive", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From sky + line. The correct English form is skyline, spelled S-K-Y-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
- 2The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
- 3A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
- 4A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
- 5Ellipsis of skyline operator.
Etymology
From sky + line.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ksyline,skkyline,sklyine,skyilne,skylien,skylinne,skylline,skylnie,skyyline,sskyline,sykline
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of skyline - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “skyline”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-K-Y-L-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “styling” - see the side-by-side comparison. skyline vs styling
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.