taha

noun

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"taha" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“taha” is uncommon English (frequency #56,478 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,478
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The yellow-crowned bishop, Euplectes afer, especially the southern subspecies taha.

Corpus desk

Index EN-taha · taha · English

taha · rank #56,478 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,478
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH synoptic

Nearest frequency peer: synoptic (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “taha”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “taha” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for taha
PropertyValue
Headwordtaha
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,478
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “taha” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).tahafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “synoptic” (#56,477), “tannin” (#56,479), “Switzer” (#56,476). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “taha” is #56,478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taha is uncommon English at frequency #56,478 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for taha, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Tswana [Term?]. The correct English form is taha, spelled T-A-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The yellow-crowned bishop, Euplectes afer, especially the southern subspecies taha.
  2. 2
    The village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus.

Etymology

From Tswana [Term?].

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "taha"?
"taha" is spelled T-A-H-A.
What does "taha" mean?
As a noun, "taha" means: The yellow-crowned bishop, Euplectes afer, especially the southern subspecies taha.
What is the origin of the word "taha"?
From Tswana [Term?]. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "taha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tati#56,481weft#56,529sesh#56,426rabi#56,391

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list