skinfold
noun
skinfold is spelled S-K-I-N-F-O-L-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skinfold means “A double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by pinching the skin at an appropriate site; the thickness (measured using…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skinfold is skinfolds.
How many letters and syllables are in skinfold?
| Letters | 8: S-K-I-N-F-O-L-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 skinfold?
Skinfold appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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).
Forms of skinfold
- skinfolds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skinfold mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by pinching the skin at an appropriate site; the thickness (measured using calipers) gives an estimation of body fat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does skinfold come from?
From skin + fold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).