Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skilful

/ˈskɪlfəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
skil-ful
IPA
/ˈskɪlfəl/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Commonwealth and Irish form standard spelling of skillful

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more skilful (comparative) most skilful (superlative)

Derived Forms

skilfully skilfulness unskilful

Synonyms

adept expert good practiced proficient skillful

Homonyms

skillful

Rhymes With

skillful wilful

Questions

How do you pronounce skilful?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɪlfəl/.
What does skilful mean?
Commonwealth and Irish form standard spelling of skillful

How to pronounce skilful

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “skilful”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈskɪlfəl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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