skinny jeans
"skinny-jeans" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skinny jeans” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A style of form-fitting jeans with very narrow, straight legs, which often taper inward at the ankles.
Corpus desk
Index EN-skinny-jeans · skinny jeans · English
skinny jeans · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | skinny jeans |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “skinny jeans” in English
Rare enough to double-check
skinny jeans is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A style of form-fitting jeans with very narrow, straight legs, which often taper inward at the ankles.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for skinny jeans, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is skinny jeans, spelled S-K-I-N-N-Y- -J-E-A-N-S.
Definition
- 1A style of form-fitting jeans with very narrow, straight legs, which often taper inward at the ankles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how skinny jeans appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She ordered a pair of plus-size skinny jeans online.
Got your tongue pierced anyway / You in your high-tops any day / You in your skinny jeans anyway
Synonyms
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.