skywalker
/ˈskaɪwɔːkə(ɹ)/
"skywalker" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skywalker” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,593. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,593
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who walks in the sky.
Corpus desk
Index EN-skywalker · skywalker · English
skywalker · rank #24,593 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #24,593
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH skillful
Nearest frequency peer: skillful (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “skywalker”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sighed
sighed
75,411 corpus weight
- sizzling
sizzling
75,410 corpus weight
- skillful
skillful
75,409 corpus weight
- skywalker
skywalker
75,408 corpus weight
- slowest
slowest
75,407 corpus weight
- sonata
sonata
75,406 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “skywalker” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | skywalker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskaɪwɔːkə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #24,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “skywalker” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around skywalker (IPA /ˈskaɪwɔːkə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,593 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for skywalker, with forms such as "ksywalker", "skkywalker", and "skwyalker". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From sky + walker. The correct English form is skywalker, spelled S-K-Y-W-A-L-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who walks in the sky.
- 2One who walks in the sky.
- 3One who walks in the sky.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how skywalker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A particularly brave tribe of Native Americans, the Mohawks, have been called skywalkers because of their ability to navigate heights (Hill, 1987). Members of the tribe became particularly well known when they assisted with the building of the Empire State Building and other Manhattan skyscrapers. […] Their membership in these small, tight-knit groups lik…
[…] and help individual skywalkers feel at home in their new surroundings. Many times, Seitz said, pedestrians will feel ill at ease on a skywalk at first because they have lost their street corner orientation.
Etymology
From sky + walker.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ksywalker
- skkywalker
- skwyalker
- skyawlker
- skywakler
- skywalekr
- skywalkerr
- skywalkker
- skywalkre
- skywallker
- skywlaker
- skywwalker
- skyywalker
- sskywalker
- sykwalker
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of skywalker - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "skywalker", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #24,593 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.