ducktail
/ˈdʌkˌteɪl/noun
ducktail is spelled D-U-C-K-T-A-I-L: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ducktail means “A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ducktail is ducktails.
How many letters and syllables are in ducktail?
| Letters | 8: D-U-C-K-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 ducktail?
Ducktail appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 ducktail?
- US /ˈdʌkˌteɪl/
Ducktail has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ducktail
- ducktails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ducktail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ducktail in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hairstyle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | banane |
| German | Schmalzlocke |
| Portuguese | corte Ducktail |
| Spanish | cola de pato |
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 ducktail come from?
From duck + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).