Tamtam
German, noun/tamˈtam/
Tamtam is spelled T-A-M-T-A-M (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tamtam is a German neuter noun meaning “tam-tam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “großer, meist bronzener Gong mit umgeschlagenem Rand, der ursprünglich aus Asien stammt”.
What does Tamtam mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutertam-tam
- 2
colloquialneuterballyhoo
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. großer, meist bronzener Gong mit umgeschlagenem Rand, der ursprünglich aus Asien stammt 2. großes Aufsehen, viel Getöse um eine unbedeutende Sache 3. afrikanische Trommel aus Holz
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Tamtam
- Tamtams genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tamtam?
- /tamˈtam/
- /ˈtamtam/
- [tamˈtam]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tamtam
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tamtam in German?
Tamtam appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).