wedgetail
noun
wedgetail is spelled W-E-D-G-E-T-A-I-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wedgetail means “The eaglehawk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wedgetail is wedgetails.
How many letters and syllables are in wedgetail?
| Letters | 9: W-E-D-G-E-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 wedgetail?
Wedgetail appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 wedgetail
- wedgetails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wedgetail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The eaglehawk.
- 2
A damselfly of the genus Acanthagrion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wedgetail come from?
From wedge + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).