oilskin
/ˈɔɪl.skɪn/noun
oilskin is spelled O-I-L-S-K-I-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oilskin means “Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oilskin is oilskins.
How many letters and syllables are in oilskin?
| Letters | 7: O-I-L-S-K-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 oilskin?
Oilskin appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 oilskin?
- US /ˈɔɪl.skɪn/
Oilskin has 2 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-oilskin.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of oilskin
- oilskins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oilskin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
- 2
A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
- 3
Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oilskin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 oilskin come from?
From oil + skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).