Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skydiving

/skˈaɪdaɪvɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: sky-div-ing
IPA: /skˈaɪdaɪvɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of skydive

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

sky diving (alternative) sky-diving (alternative)

Derived Forms

skydiver

Phrases

formation skydiving indoor skydiving tandem skydiving

Frequently Paired Words

parachuting

Questions

How do you pronounce skydiving?: The recorded pronunciation is /skˈaɪdaɪvɪŋ/.
What does skydiving mean?: The practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump.

How to pronounce skydiving

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