skipjack
noun
skipjack is spelled S-K-I-P-J-A-C-K: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skipjack means “Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skipjack is skipjacks.
How many letters and syllables are in skipjack?
| Letters | 8: S-K-I-P-J-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 skipjack?
Skipjack appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 skipjack?
Skipjack 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).
Forms of skipjack
- skipjacks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skipjack mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna
- 2
A skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
- 3
A common bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
- 4
An alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
- 5
A bonito (Sarda spp. etc.)
- 6
A butterfish
- 7
A cutlass fish (Trichiuridae spp.)
- 8
A jurel (Caranx or Trachurus)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skipjack in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Katsuwonus pelamis:
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 skipjack come from?
From skip (verb) + Jack.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).