tail

/ˈteɪl/

//ˈteɪl// noun

The verdict

“tail” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,257 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,257
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cola.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tail · tail · Spanish

tail · rank #51,257 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,257
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tablillas

Nearest frequency peer: tablillas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “tail”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “tail” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tail
PropertyValue
Headwordtail
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈteɪl/
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tail” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tailcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “tablillas” (#51,256), “telo” (#51,258), “Susanna” (#51,255). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tail” va en #51,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tail is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,257 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈteɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cola.".

tail has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tail, spelled T-A-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cola.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tail"?
"tail" is spelled T-A-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈteɪl/.
What does "tail" mean?
As a noun, "tail" means: Cola.
How do you pronounce "tail"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tail" is /ˈteɪl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tail" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tail", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list