ratatat
noun
ratatat is spelled R-A-T-A-T-A-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ratatat means “A swiftly repeated knocking sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ratatat is ratatats.
How many letters and syllables are in ratatat?
| Letters | 7: R-A-T-A-T-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 ratatat?
Ratatat appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 ratatat
- ratatats plural
- rat-a-tat
- rat-tat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ratatat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ratatat come from?
Imitative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).