how to pronounce sky

/ˈskaɪ/

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sky is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of sky in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in the sky like you know like i put that …”

meaning of sky

Sky is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere.

sky frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word sky occurs in english on average 65.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.