leatherwood
noun
leatherwood is spelled L-E-A-T-H-E-R-W-O-O-D: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leatherwood means “Any of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery bark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leatherwood is leatherwoods.
How many letters and syllables are in leatherwood?
| Letters | 11: L-E-A-T-H-E-R-W-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is leatherwood?
Leatherwood appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 leatherwood?
Leatherwood has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of leatherwood
- leatherwoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leatherwood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery bark.
- 2
A subalpine shrub or small tree found only in New Zealand, Olearia colensoi.
- 3
Any member of the genus Cyrilla of trees and shrubs of the Americas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does leatherwood come from?
From leather + wood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).