# tait

> English word · Noun · IPA /teɪt/ · frequency rank #29,490

## Definitions
1. The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus).

## Etymology
A borrowing into English of the Australian aboriginal name for the animal.

## Easily confused with
- **ti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-ti)
- **TT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tt)
- **tax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tax)
- **tip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tip)
- **tie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tie)
- **Tim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tim)
- **tap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tap)
- **tin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tin)
- **tan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tan)
- **tri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tri)
- **tar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tar)
- **tao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tao)
- **tit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tit)
- **tat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tat)
- **TNT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tnt)
- **taj** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-taj)
- **tau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tau)
- **tam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tam)
- **Tal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tal)
- **tak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tak)

## Common misspellings (5)
`atit`, `taitt`, `tati`, `tiat`, `ttait`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tait