# skyscraper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/ · frequency rank #22,508

## Definitions
1. A very tall building with a large number of floors.
2. A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
3. Anything very tall or high.

## Etymology
Compound of sky + scraper, first applied to tall steel-frame buildings in American cities such as New York City and Chicago in the 1880s.

## Common misspellings (17)
`ksyscraper`, `skkyscraper`, `sksycraper`, `skycsraper`, `skyscarper`, `skysccraper`, `skyscraepr`, `skyscraperr`, `skyscrapper`, `skyscrapre`, `skyscrpaer`, `skyscrraper`, `skysrcaper`, `skysscraper`, `skyyscraper`, `sskyscraper`, `sykscraper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skyscraper