skyr
/skɪər/noun
skyr is spelled S-K-Y-R: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skyr means “A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skyr?
| Letters | 4: S-K-Y-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is skyr?
Skyr appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 skyr?
- UK /skɪə/
- US /skɪər/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-skyr.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with skyr?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as skyr from its last stressed vowel (/ɪəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does skyr mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skyr in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense yogurt-like product:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Skyr |
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 skyr come from?
Borrowed from Icelandic skyr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).