skywriter
/ˈskaɪ(ˌ)ɹaɪtəɹ/noun
skywriter is spelled S-K-Y-W-R-I-T-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skywriter means “One who does skywriting. A pilot who writes messages, by leaving a trail of smoke from the plane, that are visible from the ground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skywriter is skywriters.
How many letters and syllables are in skywriter?
| Letters | 9: S-K-Y-W-R-I-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 skywriter?
Skywriter appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 skywriter?
- /ˈskaɪ(ˌ)ɹaɪtəɹ/
Skywriter has 3 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 skywriter
- skywriters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skywriter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who does skywriting. A pilot who writes messages, by leaving a trail of smoke from the plane, that are visible from the ground.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skywriter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who does skywriting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Himmelsschreiber, Himmelsschreiberin |
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 skywriter come from?
From sky + writer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).