skinless
adjective
skinless is spelled S-K-I-N-L-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, skinless means “Not having an outer layer of skin or skinlike material, or with such a layer removed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skinless?
| Letters | 8: S-K-I-N-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is skinless?
Skinless appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 skinless?
Skinless has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skinless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not having an outer layer of skin or skinlike material, or with such a layer removed.
I bought skinless chicken breast because the fat right under the skin is supposed to be fattening; but they don't crisp as much.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skinless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not having skin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | hautlos |
| Spanish | sin piel |
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 skinless come from?
From Middle English skynles, equivalent to skin + -less. Cognate with Old Norse skinnlauss (“skinless”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).