lambskin

noun

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"lambskin" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lambskin” is uncommon English (frequency #91,719 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,719
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lambskin · lambskin · English

lambskin · rank #91,719 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,719
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lacunae

Nearest frequency peer: lacunae (-4 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “lambskin”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “lambskin” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lambskin
PropertyValue
Headwordlambskin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “lambskin” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).lambskinfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “lacunae” (#91,715), “landform” (#91,723), “Labradoodle” (#91,714). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “lambskin” is #91,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lambskin is uncommon English at frequency #91,719 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for lambskin in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From lamb + skin. The correct English form is lambskin, spelled L-A-M-B-S-K-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather.
  2. 2
    A kind of woollen cloth resembling this.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lambskin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Near-synonym: sheepskin

Etymology

From lamb + skin.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lambskin"?
"lambskin" is spelled L-A-M-B-S-K-I-N.
What does "lambskin" mean?
As a noun, "lambskin" means: The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather.
What is the origin of the word "lambskin"?
From lamb + skin. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lambskin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

landform#91,723laserjet#91,726klansman#91,700Ligurian#91,742

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list