skinner

noun

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"skinner" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“skinner” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,060
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who skins animals.

Corpus desk

Index EN-skinner · skinner · English

skinner · rank #15,060 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,060
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shovel

Nearest frequency peer: shovel (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “skinner”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “skinner” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

skinner vs skinny
71% similar
skinner vs skipper
71% similar
skinner vs spinner
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for skinner
PropertyValue
Headwordskinner
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,060
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “skinner”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).skinnerlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “shovel” (#15,059), “smelled” (#15,061), “shortened” (#15,058). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “skinner” is #15,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around skinner, anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,060 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for skinner, with forms such as "ksinner", "siknner", and "skinenr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "skinny", "skipper", "spinner", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English skynner, skinner, skynnere, schynnere, equivalent to skin + -er. Cognate with Old Norse skinnari (“skinner”), Old Swedish skinnare (“skinner”), Middle Low German schinder, schinner (“skinner”). The correct English form is skinner, spelled S-K-I-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someone who skins animals.
  2. 2
    A hunting knife used for skinning animal carcasses.
  3. 3
    A machine used for removing the skin from animal carcasses.
  4. 4
    One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.
  5. 5
    A child sexual abuser.
  6. 6
    An instance of skinning the lamb, i.e. a bookmaker winning all of his bets where nobody backed the winner.

Etymology

From Middle English skynner, skinner, skynnere, schynnere, equivalent to skin + -er. Cognate with Old Norse skinnari (“skinner”), Old Swedish skinnare (“skinner”), Middle Low German schinder, schinner (“skinner”).

This word in other languages

écorcheur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ksinner
  • siknner
  • skinenr
  • skiner
  • skinnerr
  • skinnre
  • skkinner
  • skniner
  • sskinner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of skinner - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ksinner2siknner2skinenr2skiner1skinnerr1skinnre2skkinner1skniner2
Edit distance from "skinner"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "skinner"?
"skinner" is spelled S-K-I-N-N-E-R.
What does "skinner" mean?
As a noun, "skinner" means: Someone who skins animals.
What words are commonly confused with "skinner"?
"skinner" is commonly confused with "skinny", "skipper", "spinner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "skinner"?
From Middle English skynner, skinner, skynnere, schynnere, equivalent to skin + -er. Cognate with Old Norse skinnari (“skinner”), Old Swedish skinnare (“skinner”), Middle Low German schinder, schinner (“skinner”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "skinner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

smelled#15,061Sabbath#15,050surname#15,070tallest#15,074

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

shovel9 variantstedious9 variantsprimer9 variantsoverdue9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list