# tama

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #37,244

## Definitions
1. A form of votive offering in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly the Greek Orthodox Church, usually in the form of a small metal plaque with an embossed image symbolizing the subject of prayer for which it is offered.

## Etymology
Greek τάμα (táma)

## Easily confused with
- **TM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tm)
- **tax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tax)
- **tom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tom)
- **tea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tea)
- **Tim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tim)
- **tap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tap)
- **tan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tan)
- **tar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tar)
- **tha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tha)
- **tao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tao)
- **tat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tat)
- **TSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tsa)
- **tau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tau)
- **Tia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tia)
- **tay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tay)
- **TMZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tmz)
- **tra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tra)
- **tum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tum)
- **TMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tms)
- **TCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tca)

## Common misspellings (5)
`atma`, `taam`, `tamma`, `tmaa`, `ttama`

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