tailfeather
noun
tailfeather is spelled T-A-I-L-F-E-A-T-H-E-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tailfeather means “Any of the feathers of a bird's tail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tailfeather is tailfeathers.
How many letters and syllables are in tailfeather?
| Letters | 11: T-A-I-L-F-E-A-T-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 tailfeather?
Tailfeather appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
Forms of tailfeather
- tailfeathers plural
- tail feather
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tailfeather mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the feathers of a bird's tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tailfeather come from?
From tail + feather.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).