tailender
noun
tailender is spelled T-A-I-L-E-N-D-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tailender means “One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tailender is tailenders.
How many letters and syllables are in tailender?
| Letters | 9: T-A-I-L-E-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 tailender?
Tailender appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 tailender?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-tailender.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tailender
- tailenders plural
- tail-ender
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tailender mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tailender come from?
From tail end + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).