skintight
/ˈskɪnˌtaɪt/adjective
skintight is spelled S-K-I-N-T-I-G-H-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, skintight means “Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skintight?
| Letters | 9: S-K-I-N-T-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 skintight?
Skintight appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 skintight?
- US /ˈskɪnˌtaɪt/
Skintight has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-skintight.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with skintight
Also written: skin-tight (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of skintight
- skin tight
- skin-tight
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skintight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skintight in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense conforming tightly to the body:
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 skintight come from?
From skin + tight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).