tailrace
noun
tailrace is spelled T-A-I-L-R-A-C-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tailrace means “The part of a hydropower facility that carries water away from a turbine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tailrace is tailraces.
How many letters and syllables are in tailrace?
| Letters | 8: T-A-I-L-R-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 tailrace?
Tailrace appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 tailrace
- tailraces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tailrace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicThe part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.
- 2
The part of a hydropower facility that carries water away from a turbine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tailrace come from?
From tail + race.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).