whiptail
/ˈ(h)wɪpteɪ(ə)l/noun
whiptail is spelled W-H-I-P-T-A-I-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whiptail means “Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whiptail is whiptails.
How many letters and syllables are in whiptail?
| Letters | 8: W-H-I-P-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 whiptail?
Whiptail appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 whiptail?
- /ˈ(h)wɪpteɪ(ə)l/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-whiptail.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of whiptail
- whiptails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whiptail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails.
- 2
A fish, blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae).
- 3
A leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency.
- 4
A pretty-faced wallaby (Macropus parryi).
- 5
A catfish of species Dasyloricaria filamentosa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whiptail come from?
From whip + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).