tamandua
/təˈmænduə/noun
tamandua is spelled T-A-M-A-N-D-U-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tamandua means “An anteater of the genus Tamandua” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tamandua is tamanduas.
How many letters and syllables are in tamandua?
| Letters | 8: T-A-M-A-N-D-U-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 tamandua?
Tamandua appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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).
How do you pronounce tamandua?
- /təˈmænduə/
- /təˌmænduˈɑ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-The_editor_2345-tamandua.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tamandua
- tamanduas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tamandua mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An anteater of the genus Tamandua.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tamandua in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense anteater of the genus Tamandua:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tamandua |
| German | Tamandua |
| Portuguese | tamanduá-mirim |
| Spanish | comehormigas |
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 tamandua come from?
From the genus name, from Tupian. Doublet of tamanoir.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).