ponytail
/ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/noun, verb
ponytail is spelled P-O-N-Y-T-A-I-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ponytail means “A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ponytail is ponytails.
How many letters and syllables are in ponytail?
| Letters | 8: P-O-N-Y-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ponytail?
Ponytail appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 ponytail?
- US /ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/
Ponytail has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ponytail.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with ponytail
Also written: pony-tail (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of ponytail
- ponytails plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pony tail
- pony-tail
- ponytailing participle, present
- ponytailed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ponytail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.
verb
- 1
To form (the hair) into a ponytail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ponytail in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hairstyle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | queue-de-cheval |
| German | Pferdeschwanz, Rossschwanz |
| Portuguese | rabo de cavalo |
| Spanish | coleta, coletilla, cola de caballo, hopo, kiki, quiqui |
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 ponytail come from?
From pony + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).