tamale
[təˈmɑːleɪ]
The verdict
“tamale” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tamale
Corpus desk
Index DE-tamale · tamale · German
tamale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tamale |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [təˈmɑːleɪ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tamale“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tamale is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [təˈmɑːleɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tamale".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tamale, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tamale, spelled T-A-M-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Tamale
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tamale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My Mexican friend showed me how to prepare tamales.
This word in other languages
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