tailcoat
/ˈteɪlkoʊt/
"tailcoat" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tailcoat” 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) - A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tailcoat · tailcoat · English
tailcoat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | tailcoat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈteɪlkoʊt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tailcoat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tailcoat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈteɪlkoʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tailcoat in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From tail + coat. The correct English form is tailcoat, spelled T-A-I-L-C-O-A-T.
Definition
- 1A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat.
- 2Any coat with similar tails.
Etymology
From tail + coat.
This word in other languages
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.