beavertail
noun
beavertail is spelled B-E-A-V-E-R-T-A-I-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, beavertail means “Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of beavertail is beavertails.
How many letters and syllables are in beavertail?
| Letters | 10: B-E-A-V-E-R-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 beavertail?
Beavertail appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 beavertail
- beavertails plural
- beaver tail
- beaver-tail
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beavertail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSAny object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail.
- 2
CanadaUSA fried-dough pastry of such shape; usually beaver tail.
- 3
A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia basilaris.
- 4
A gun grip of such shape.
- 5
A kind of wetsuit having a flap that passes over the crotch and is fastened at the front.
- 6
The tail of a beaver.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Beavertail in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fried pastry:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | queue de castor |
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 beavertail come from?
From beaver + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).