Tatami
[taˈtaːmi]
The verdict
“Tatami” 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) - japanische Matte, die mit Reisstroh gefüllt ist und auf dem Boden liegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-tatami · Tatami · German
Tatami · 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 | Tatami |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [taˈtaːmi] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tatami“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tatami is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [taˈtaːmi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "japanische Matte, die mit Reisstroh gefüllt ist und auf dem Boden liegt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tatami, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tatami, spelled T-A-T-A-M-I.
Definition
- 1japanische Matte, die mit Reisstroh gefüllt ist und auf dem Boden liegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tatami appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Gang drinnen war üppig mit Tatamis ausgelegt, den gleichen Rohrmatten, die so sauber und angenehm unter den Füßen waren und in fast allen Häusern auslagen.“
This word in other languages
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.