skyway
/ˈskaɪ.weɪ/noun
skyway is spelled S-K-Y-W-A-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skyway means “An aeroplane route” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skyway is skyways.
How many letters and syllables are in skyway?
| Letters | 6: S-K-Y-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th 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 skyway?
Skyway appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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 skyway?
- UK /ˈskaɪ.weɪ/
Skyway 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).
Forms of skyway
- skyways plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skyway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An aeroplane route.
- 2
An elevated road.
- 3
Synonym of skybridge: an elevated corridor connecting buildings above ground level.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does skyway come from?
From sky + way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).