# tamales

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,665

## Definitions
1. plural of tamal
2. plural of tamale

## Etymology
From Spanish tamales. As the plural of tamale, partly also regularly formed from tamale + -s.

## Easily confused with
- **Thales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamales-vs-thales)
- **temples** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamales-vs-temples)
- **Tavares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamales-vs-tavares)
- **tales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tales-vs-tamales)
- **tables** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tables-vs-tamales)
- **tackles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tackles-vs-tamales)

## Common misspellings (10)
`atmales`, `taamles`, `tamaels`, `tamaless`, `tamalles`, `tamalse`, `tamlaes`, `tammales`, `tmaales`, `ttamales`

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