tallyman
noun
tallyman is spelled T-A-L-L-Y-M-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tallyman means “A person who keeps a tally of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tallyman is tallymen.
How many letters and syllables are in tallyman?
| Letters | 8: T-A-L-L-Y-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 tallyman?
Tallyman appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 tallyman
- tallymen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tallyman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who keeps a tally of something.
- 2
A man who conducts the tally trade.
- 3
archaicinformalA man who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage.
- 4
IrelandA counting agent; typically one who is a man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tallyman come from?
From tally + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).