coonskin
noun
coonskin is spelled C-O-O-N-S-K-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coonskin means “The pelt of a raccoon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coonskin is coonskins.
How many letters and syllables are in coonskin?
| Letters | 8: C-O-O-N-S-K-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is coonskin?
Coonskin appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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).
Forms of coonskin
- coonskins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coonskin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USThe pelt of a raccoon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coonskin come from?
From coon + skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).