tamil.

abbrev

The verdict

“tamil.” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tamilisch

Key facts for tamil.
PropertyValue
Headwordtamil.
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tamil.” sits in German frequency

tamil. falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tamil. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tamilisch".

Zero misspellings are on record for tamil. in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is tamil., spelled T-A-M-I-L-..

Definition

  1. 1
    tamilisch

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tamil."?
"tamil." is spelled T-A-M-I-L-..
What does "tamil." mean?
As an abbreviation, "tamil." means: tamilisch
What language does "tamil." come from?
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Using “tamil.”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-A-M-I-L-. - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list