tail end
"tail-end" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tail end” 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) - The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tail-end · tail end · English
tail end · 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 "T" 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 | tail end |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tail end” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tail end is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for tail end in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English taylende; equivalent to tail + end. The correct English form is tail end, spelled T-A-I-L- -E-N-D.
Definition
- 1The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
- 2The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tail end appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
At the tail end of summer.
The tail end of a lecture.
Etymology
From Middle English taylende; equivalent to tail + end.
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.