blacktail
/ˈblækˌteɪl/noun
blacktail is spelled B-L-A-C-K-T-A-I-L: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blacktail means “A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blacktail is blacktails.
How many letters and syllables are in blacktail?
| Letters | 9: B-L-A-C-K-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 blacktail?
Blacktail appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 blacktail?
- US /ˈblækˌteɪl/
Blacktail has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-blacktail.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of blacktail
- blacktails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blacktail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua)
- 2
A black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), of California and Oregon.
- 3
A mule deer, of the Rocky Mountains.
- 4
UKSalmo trutta
- 5
Diplodus capensis, Diplodus sargus
- 6
Haemulon carbonarium
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does blacktail come from?
Compound of black + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).