skinwalker
noun
skinwalker is spelled S-K-I-N-W-A-L-K-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skinwalker means “A person, in certain Native American mythologies, who can transform into any animal when wearing its pelt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skinwalker is skinwalkers.
How many letters and syllables are in skinwalker?
| Letters | 10: S-K-I-N-W-A-L-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 skinwalker?
Skinwalker appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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).
Forms of skinwalker
- skinwalkers plural
- skin-walker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skinwalker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person, in certain Native American mythologies, who can transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skinwalker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shapeshifter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | montapieles |
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 skinwalker come from?
From skin + walker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).