whitetail
noun
whitetail is spelled W-H-I-T-E-T-A-I-L: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whitetail means “A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whitetail is whitetails.
How many letters and syllables are in whitetail?
| Letters | 9: W-H-I-T-E-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is whitetail?
Whitetail appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 whitetail?
Whitetail has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of whitetail
- whitetails plural
- white-tail
- white tail
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whitetail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
- 2
Any of the white-tailed spiders of genus Lampona (Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina) native to eastern and southern Australia.
- 3
A dragonfly of the genus Plathemis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whitetail come from?
From white + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).