ataman
at·a·man/ˈætəmən/noun
ataman is spelled A-T-A-M-A-N: 6 letters and 3 syllables (at·a·man). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ataman means “A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ataman is atamans.
How many letters and syllables are in ataman?
| Letters | 6: A-T-A-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: at·a·man |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ataman?
Ataman appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ataman?
- /ˈætəmən/
Ataman has 3 syllables, split at·a·man in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ataman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ataman?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ataman.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: amanat.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ataman
- atamans plural
- attaman
- otaman
- vataman
- wataman
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ataman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ataman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense title:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ataman come from?
Borrowed from Russian атама́н (atamán).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).