shirttail
noun
shirttail is spelled S-H-I-R-T-T-A-I-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shirttail means “The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a shirt, below the waist, especially in the back, which, when not tucked into trousers or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shirttail is shirttails.
How many letters and syllables are in shirttail?
| Letters | 9: S-H-I-R-T-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 shirttail?
Shirttail appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 shirttail?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-shirttail.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shirttail
- shirttails plural
- shirt-tail
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shirttail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a shirt, below the waist, especially in the back, which, when not tucked into trousers or other vestment, hangs over the wearer's tail-end, like a tail.
- 2
The tail-end or periphery of something.
- 3
A tenuous connection.
- 4
A distant kinship.
- 5
A small portion
- 6
Something small and unimportant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shirttail come from?
From shirt + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).