How to Pronounce "tailbone"
word
ˈteɪlˌbəʊn
TAYL-bohn
tˈeɪlbəʊn
TAYL-bohn
Definition
The small, triangular bone at the very bottom of your spine, made up of fused vertebrae. It is the remnant of a tail in humans.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪlˌbəʊn
British English
tˈeɪlbəʊn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYL-bohn
UK
TAYL-bohn
Listen in Context
After slipping on the ice, she bruised her tailbone pretty badly.
I fell and hurt my tailbone.
Your tailbone is at the base of your spine.
Some people break their tailbone when they fall.