snakeskin
/ˈsneɪkˌskɪn/noun, adjective
snakeskin is spelled S-N-A-K-E-S-K-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, snakeskin means “The hide of a snake, used as leather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of snakeskin is snakeskins.
How many letters and syllables are in snakeskin?
| Letters | 9: S-N-A-K-E-S-K-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th 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 snakeskin?
Snakeskin appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th 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 snakeskin?
- /ˈsneɪkˌskɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of snakeskin
- snakeskins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snakeskin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The hide of a snake, used as leather.
- 2
The moult of a snake.
adjective
- 1
Made of snakeskin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snakeskin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense skin of a snake:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | pele de cobra |
| Spanish | piel de serpiente |
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 snakeskin come from?
From snake + skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).