leatherneck
/ˈlɛð.ɚ.nɛk/noun
leatherneck is spelled L-E-A-T-H-E-R-N-E-C-K: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leatherneck means “A soldier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leatherneck is leathernecks.
How many letters and syllables are in leatherneck?
| Letters | 11: L-E-A-T-H-E-R-N-E-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 leatherneck?
Leatherneck appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 leatherneck?
- UK /ˈlɛð.ə.nɛk/
- US /ˈlɛð.ɚ.nɛk/
Leatherneck has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-leatherneck.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of leatherneck
- leathernecks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leatherneck mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA soldier.
- 2
USSpecifically, a marine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does leatherneck come from?
From leather + neck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).