skipjack

noun

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"skipjack" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“skipjack” is uncommon English (frequency #90,994 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,994
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several not closely related fish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-skipjack · skipjack · English

skipjack · rank #90,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,994
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH signboard

Nearest frequency peer: signboard (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “skipjack”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “skipjack” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for skipjack
PropertyValue
Headwordskipjack
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “skipjack” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).skipjackfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “signboard” (#90,992), “slaty” (#90,996), “sigmoid” (#90,991). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “skipjack” is #90,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

skipjack is uncommon English at frequency #90,994 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 16 senses are on record.

skipjack doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is skipjack, spelled S-K-I-P-J-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  2. 2
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  3. 3
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  4. 4
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  5. 5
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  6. 6
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  7. 7
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  8. 8
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  9. 9
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  10. 10
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  11. 11
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  12. 12
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  13. 13
    Any of several not closely related fish.
  14. 14
    An upstart.
  15. 15
    An elaterid; a click beetle.
  16. 16
    A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how skipjack appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tag-rag or other, hogen mogen, vanden, skip-jacks or chouses.

This word in other languages

listado(Español)bonite à ventre rayé(Français)

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 "skipjack"?
"skipjack" is spelled S-K-I-P-J-A-C-K.
What does "skipjack" mean?
As a noun, "skipjack" means: Any of several not closely related fish.
What language does "skipjack" come from?
"skipjack" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

slinking#90,997Shashank#90,980Seroquel#90,966Strother#91,032

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list