ringtail
noun
ringtail is spelled R-I-N-G-T-A-I-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ringtail means “A North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ringtail is ringtails.
How many letters and syllables are in ringtail?
| Letters | 8: R-I-N-G-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ringtail?
Ringtail appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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).
What rhymes with ringtail?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ringtail.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: trailing.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ringtail
- ringtails plural
- ring-tail
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ringtail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus
- 2
A cacomistle, Bassariscus sumichrasti
- 3
A capuchin monkey (Cebus spp.)
- 4
A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
- 5
A raccoon (Procyon spp, especially Procyon lotor)
- 6
A ringtail possum (family Pseudocheiridae)
- 7
Any of various damselflies of the genus Austrolestes, of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands
- 8
A ringsail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ringtail in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Bassariscus astutus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bassaris rusé |
| German | nordamerikanische Katzenfrett |
| Portuguese | bassarisco |
| Spanish | cacomixtle norteño |
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 ringtail come from?
From ring + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).