cottontail
/ˈkɑt.n̩teɪl/noun
cottontail is spelled C-O-T-T-O-N-T-A-I-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cottontail means “A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cottontail is cottontails.
How many letters and syllables are in cottontail?
| Letters | 10: C-O-T-T-O-N-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 79,518th 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 cottontail?
Cottontail appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th 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 cottontail?
- US /ˈkɑt.n̩teɪl/
- UK /ˈkɒt.n̩teɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-cottontail.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cottontail
- cottontails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cottontail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.
- 2
A person with a tanned body and untanned buttocks, resembling a cottontail rabbit's dark fur and light tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cottontail in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of rabbit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lapin à queue blanche, lapin de Floride |
| German | Florida-Waldkaninchen |
| Portuguese | coelho-da-Flórida |
| Spanish | conejo de Florida |
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 cottontail come from?
From cotton + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).