telson
noun
telson is spelled T-E-L-S-O-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, telson means “The part of an arthropod or crustacean posterior to the last segment, often resembling an armored tail or tip of the tail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of telson is telsons.
How many letters and syllables are in telson?
| Letters | 6: T-E-L-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is telson?
Telson appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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).
What rhymes with telson?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as telson.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: stolen.
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 telson
- telsons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does telson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The part of an arthropod or crustacean posterior to the last segment, often resembling an armored tail or tip of the tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Telson in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense part of an arthropod or crustacean posterior to the last segment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | telson |
| German | Telson |
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 telson come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέλσον (télson, “headland”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).