leathery
/ˈlɛðəɹi/adjective
leathery is spelled L-E-A-T-H-E-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, leathery means “Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in leathery?
| Letters | 8: L-E-A-T-H-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 leathery?
Leathery appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 leathery?
- /ˈlɛðəɹi/
Leathery 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). Recordings: En-us-leathery.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of leathery
- more leathery comparative
- leatherier comparative
- most leathery superlative
- leatheriest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leathery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather.
The beef jerky was tough and leathery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leathery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having properties of leather:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does leathery come from?
From leather + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).