tamal
noun
tamal is spelled T-A-M-A-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tamal means “Alternative form of tamale (Mexican food dish)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tamal is tamales; Wiktionary also lists tamals (proscribed).
How many letters and syllables are in tamal?
| Letters | 5: T-A-M-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tamal?
Tamal appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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).
What rhymes with tamal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tamal.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: talma.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tamal
- tamales plural
- tamals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tamal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of tamale (Mexican food dish).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tamal come from?
From Spanish tamal, from Nahuatl tamalli (“wrapped”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).