curtal
/ˈkəːtəl/noun
curtal is spelled C-U-R-T-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, curtal means “A variety of short-barrelled cannon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of curtal is curtals.
How many letters and syllables are in curtal?
| Letters | 6: C-U-R-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 curtal?
Curtal appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 curtal?
- UK /ˈkəːtəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of curtal
- curtals plural
- more curtal comparative
- most curtal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does curtal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A variety of short-barrelled cannon.
- 2
An early type of bassoon.
- 3
obsoleteA horse or other animal having a docked tail.
- 4
obsoleteAnything docked or cut short.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteOf horses, having a docked tail.
- 2
archaicPhysically shortened; short.
- 3
obsoleteAbridged, curtailed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does curtal come from?
From older French courtault (modern French courtaud), from court (“short”) + -ault (pejorative suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).