kinnikinnick
/ˌkɪ.nɪ.kɪˈnɪk/noun
kinnikinnick is spelled K-I-N-N-I-K-I-N-N-I-C-K: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kinnikinnick means “A mixture of bark, dried leaves, and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kinnikinnick is kinnikinnicks.
How many letters and syllables are in kinnikinnick?
| Letters | 12: K-I-N-N-I-K-I-N-N-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 kinnikinnick?
Kinnikinnick appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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).
How do you pronounce kinnikinnick?
- /ˌkɪ.nɪ.kɪˈnɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kinnikinnick
- kinnikinnicks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kinnikinnick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mixture of bark, dried leaves, and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked.
- 2
Any of the plants whose berries, leaves or bark are used in this mixture.
He ate kinnikinnick berries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kinnikinnick come from?
Originally spelled with an "l" in the first part (i.e. killikinick, killikinnick). From Unami këlëkënikàn (“smoking mixture, killikinick”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).