pintail
/ˈpɪnˌteɪl/noun
pintail is spelled P-I-N-T-A-I-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pintail means “A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pintail is pintails.
How many letters and syllables are in pintail?
| Letters | 7: P-I-N-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 pintail?
Pintail appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 pintail?
- US /ˈpɪnˌteɪl/
Pintail has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-pintail.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pintail
- pintails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pintail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail.
- 2
A northern pintail, Anas acuta, a dabbling duck of the northern hemisphere that has a long pointed tail.
- 3
A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura.
- 4
Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Acisoma, endemic to Africa and Asia.
- 5
The end of a fastening pin or mandrel on a Huckbolt or pop rivet that is broken off when installation is complete.
- 6
A surfboard with a pointed back end.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pintail come from?
From pin + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).