leatherjacket
/ˈlɛðɚd͡ʒækɪt/noun
leatherjacket is spelled L-E-A-T-H-E-R-J-A-C-K-E-T: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leatherjacket means “The larva of certain crane flies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leatherjacket is leatherjackets.
How many letters and syllables are in leatherjacket?
| Letters | 13: L-E-A-T-H-E-R-J-A-C-K-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 leatherjacket?
Leatherjacket appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 leatherjacket?
- US /ˈlɛðɚd͡ʒækɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of leatherjacket
- leatherjackets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leatherjacket mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The larva of certain crane flies.
- 2
Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish.
- 3
Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack.
- 4
obsoletegrey gum (Eucalyptus punctata).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does leatherjacket come from?
From leather + jacket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).