tailor
/ˈteɪlɚ/noun, verb
tailor is spelled T-A-I-L-O-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tailor means “A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tailor is tailors.
How many letters and syllables are in tailor?
| Letters | 6: T-A-I-L-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tailor?
Tailor appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th 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 tailor?
- US /ˈteɪlɚ/
- UK /ˈteɪlə/
Tailor has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tailor.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tailor?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tailor from its last stressed vowel (/eɪləɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rialto.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tailor
- tailors plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tailoring participle, present
- tailored participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tailor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
He works as a tailor on Swanston Street.
- 2
AustraliaBluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
The tailor – is that a sea fish – a line fish? It is a sea fish, but not a line fish. They will bite at a line, but they are not a fish you can depend on with the line.
verb
- 1
To make, repair, or alter clothes.
We can tailor that jacket for you if you like.
- 2
To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.
The website was tailored to the client's needs.
- 3
To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.
a narrowly tailored law
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tailor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tailleur, tailleuse , adapter |
| German | Schneider, Schneiderin , zuschneiden, anpassen , schneidern |
| Portuguese | alfaiate , adaptar, ajustar , alfaiatar |
| Spanish | sastre, modisto, modista, costurero, alfayate , confeccionar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tailor come from?
Inherited from Middle English taillour, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French tailleor, from taillier, from Late Latin tāliō, from Latin tālea (“a cutting”). Doublet of tailleur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).