draggle-tailed
/ˈdɹæɡl̩ˌteɪld/
"draggle-tailed" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“draggle-tailed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Slatternly, untidy, unkempt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | draggle-tailed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdɹæɡl̩ˌteɪld/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “draggle-tailed” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
draggle-tailed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdɹæɡl̩ˌteɪld/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Slatternly, untidy, unkempt.".
No misspelling variants are generated for draggle-tailed in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Taken from draggle (“net drawn along the bottom of the water for fishing”), this was originally applied to women whose dresses dragged along the ground behind them. The correct English form is draggle-tailed, spelled D-R-A-G-G-L-E---T-A-I-L-E-D.
Definition
- 1Slatternly, untidy, unkempt.
Etymology
Taken from draggle (“net drawn along the bottom of the water for fishing”), this was originally applied to women whose dresses dragged along the ground behind them.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “draggle-tailed”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-R-A-G-G-L-E---T-A-I-L-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdɹæɡl̩ˌteɪld/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.