tailplane
noun
tailplane is spelled T-A-I-L-P-L-A-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tailplane means “A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tailplane is tailplanes.
How many letters and syllables are in tailplane?
| Letters | 9: T-A-I-L-P-L-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 tailplane?
Tailplane appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 tailplane
- tailplanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tailplane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tailplane come from?
From tail + plane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).