tam-tam
noun, verb
tam-tam is spelled T-A-M-T-A-M: 6 letters. As a noun, tam-tam means “A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tam-tam is tam-tams.
How many letters and syllables are in tam-tam?
| Letters | 6: T-A-M-T-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
Words people confuse with tam-tam
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: tom-tom.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of tam-tam
- tam-tams plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tam-tamming participle, present
- tam-tammed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tam-tam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.
verb
- 1
datedTo beat on a drum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tam-tam in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flat gong:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tam-tam come from?
Imitative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).