skeet

\skit\

/\skit\/ noun

The verdict

“skeet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sport de tir visant à atteindre deux plateaux d’argile lancés simultanément.

Corpus desk

Index FR-skeet · skeet · French

skeet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for skeet
PropertyValue
Headwordskeet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\skit\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « skeet » en français

skeetn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

skeet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \skit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sport de tir visant à atteindre deux plateaux d’argile lancés simultanément.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for skeet, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is skeet, spelled S-K-E-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sport de tir visant à atteindre deux plateaux d’argile lancés simultanément.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "skeet"?
"skeet" is spelled S-K-E-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \skit\.
What does "skeet" mean?
As a noun, "skeet" means: Sport de tir visant à atteindre deux plateaux d’argile lancés simultanément.
How do you pronounce "skeet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skeet" is \skit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skeet" come from?
"skeet" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list