skywriting
noun
skywriting is spelled S-K-Y-W-R-I-T-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skywriting means “Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skywriting?
| Letters | 10: S-K-Y-W-R-I-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 skywriting?
Skywriting appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 skywriting?
Skywriting 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).
What does skywriting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skywriting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Himmelsschreiben, Himmelsschrift |
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 skywriting come from?
From sky + writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).