sharkskin
noun
sharkskin is spelled S-H-A-R-K-S-K-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sharkskin means “The skin of a shark; shagreen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sharkskin is sharkskins.
How many letters and syllables are in sharkskin?
| Letters | 9: S-H-A-R-K-S-K-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 sharkskin?
Sharkskin appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 sharkskin?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-sharkskin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sharkskin
- sharkskins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sharkskin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The skin of a shark; shagreen.
- 2
A shiny fabric made from synthetic fibers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sharkskin come from?
From shark + skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).