ducktail
/ˈdʌkˌteɪl/
"ducktail" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ducktail” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ducktail · ducktail · English
ducktail · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ducktail |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdʌkˌteɪl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ducktail” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ducktail is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdʌkˌteɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ducktail in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From duck + tail. The correct English form is ducktail, spelled D-U-C-K-T-A-I-L.
Definition
- 1A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.
Etymology
From duck + tail.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.