# skinhead

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskɪn.hɛd/ · frequency rank #42,903

## Definitions
1. Someone with a shaved head.
2. A member of a subculture that arose among working-class youth in late 1960s England or its diaspora, defined by close-cropped or shaven heads and working-class clothing, and often associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kenH-
Proto-Germanic *skinþąder.
Middle English skyn
English skin
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *káput-
Proto-Germanic *haubudą
Old English hēafod
Middle English heed
English head
English skinhead
From skin + head.

## Easily confused with
- **skinned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skinhead-vs-skinned)
- **Sinead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sinead-vs-skinhead)
- **shithead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shithead-vs-skinhead)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ksinhead`, `siknhead`, `skihnead`, `skinehad`, `skinhaed`, `skinheadd`, `skinheda`, `skinhhead`, `skinnhead`, `skkinhead`, `sknihead`, `sskinhead`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skinhead