skin in the game
"skin-in-the-game" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skin in the game” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A stake; something at risk, especially with regard to money and investments.
Corpus desk
Index EN-skin-in-the-game · skin in the game · English
skin in the game · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | skin in the game |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “skin in the game” in English
Rare enough to double-check
skin in the game is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A stake; something at risk, especially with regard to money and investments.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for skin in the game, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Attributed by some to Warren Buffett, but Buffett has denied this. The correct English form is skin in the game, spelled S-K-I-N- -I-N- -T-H-E- -G-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1A stake; something at risk, especially with regard to money and investments.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how skin in the game appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Companies must obtain accountability across all business functions if they are to harvest the fruits of technology. "Let everyone have skin in the game", Rogow said.
Says Bergsma: "We were flooded with financial types who didn't have their own skin in the game"
Etymology
Attributed by some to Warren Buffett, but Buffett has denied this.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.