Leatherstocking
noun
Leatherstocking is spelled L-E-A-T-H-E-R-S-T-O-C-K-I-N-G: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Leatherstocking means “A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Leatherstocking is Leatherstockings.
How many letters and syllables are in Leatherstocking?
| Letters | 15: L-E-A-T-H-E-R-S-T-O-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 Leatherstocking?
Leatherstocking appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 Leatherstocking
- Leatherstockings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Leatherstocking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Leatherstocking come from?
Nickname of Natty Bumppo, the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, who grew up with Native Americans and adopted their customs; from leather + stocking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).