undertail
adjective, noun
undertail is spelled U-N-D-E-R-T-A-I-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, undertail means “Beneath a tail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in undertail?
| Letters | 9: U-N-D-E-R-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 undertail?
Undertail appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 undertail?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-undertail.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of undertail
- undertails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does undertail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Beneath a tail.
- 2
On the underside of the tail.
noun
- 1
The ventral part of the tail of a bird.
- 2
The underside of a tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does undertail come from?
From under- + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).