magatama
noun
magatama is spelled M-A-G-A-T-A-M-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, magatama means “A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan, made from a variety of different gemstones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of magatama is magatamas.
How many letters and syllables are in magatama?
| Letters | 8: M-A-G-A-T-A-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is magatama?
Magatama appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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).
Forms of magatama
- magatamas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does magatama mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan, made from a variety of different gemstones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does magatama come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 勾玉 (magatama).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).