skinhead

[esˈkĩŋxeð̞]

/[esˈkĩŋxeð̞]/ noun

The verdict

“skinhead” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,457 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,457
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Miembro de una subcultura nacida en el Reino Unido en los años sesenta caracterizado principalmente por llevar la cabeza rapada y por su culto al coraje y a la violencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-skinhead · skinhead · Spanish

skinhead · rank #92,457 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,457
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH situará

Nearest frequency peer: situará (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “skinhead”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “skinhead” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for skinhead
PropertyValue
Headwordskinhead
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈkĩŋxeð̞]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “skinhead” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).skinheadcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “situará” (#92,456), “sobrepasen” (#92,461), “socorrido” (#92,463). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “skinhead” va en #92,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

skinhead is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,457 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈkĩŋxeð̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Miembro de una subcultura nacida en el Reino Unido en los años sesenta caracterizado principalmente por llevar la cabeza rapada y por su culto al coraje y a la violencia.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for skinhead, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is skinhead, spelled S-K-I-N-H-E-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Miembro de una subcultura nacida en el Reino Unido en los años sesenta caracterizado principalmente por llevar la cabeza rapada y por su culto al coraje y a la violencia.

Synonyms

cabeza rapadarapadoskin

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "skinhead"?
"skinhead" is spelled S-K-I-N-H-E-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkĩŋxeð̞].
What does "skinhead" mean?
As a noun, "skinhead" means: Miembro de una subcultura nacida en el Reino Unido en los años sesenta caracterizado principalmente por llevar la cabeza rapada y por su culto al coraje y a la violencia.
How do you pronounce "skinhead"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skinhead" is [esˈkĩŋxeð̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list