tamarack

noun

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"tamarack" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tamarack” is uncommon English (frequency #77,251 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,251
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several North American larches, of the genus Larix.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tamarack · tamarack · English

tamarack · rank #77,251 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,251
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tallmadge

Nearest frequency peer: Tallmadge (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “tamarack”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “tamarack” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tamarack
PropertyValue
Headwordtamarack
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “tamarack” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).tamarackfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Tallmadge” (#77,250), “tanka” (#77,252), “Sze” (#77,249). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tamarack” is #77,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tamarack is uncommon English at frequency #77,251 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tamarack, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Canadian French tamarac, believed to derive from an Algonquian word. In European languages there was contamination between tacamahac, from Nahuatl, and various Algonquian words containing the final Proto-Algonquian *-a·xkw- (“hardwood or deciduous tree… The correct English form is tamarack, spelled T-A-M-A-R-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of several North American larches, of the genus Larix.
  2. 2
    Any of several North American larches, of the genus Larix.
  3. 3
    Wood from such a tree.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tamarack appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The women peeled tamarack bark for tea, dug through the deep snow in hopes of finding a few dried fiddleheads.
  2. The motor court was set back from the highway and shaded not by tamaracks but by huge stately elms.

Etymology

From Canadian French tamarac, believed to derive from an Algonquian word. In European languages there was contamination between tacamahac, from Nahuatl, and various Algonquian words containing the final Proto-Algonquian *-a·xkw- (“hardwood or deciduous tree”), including the sources of tamarack and hackmatack, as was already recognized by Chamberlain 1902. This makes the precise Algonquian words involved difficult to recover.

Synonyms

hackmatacktacamahac

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tamarack"?
"tamarack" is spelled T-A-M-A-R-A-C-K.
What does "tamarack" mean?
As a noun, "tamarack" means: Any of several North American larches, of the genus Larix.
What is the origin of the word "tamarack"?
From Canadian French tamarac, believed to derive from an Algonquian word. In European languages there was contamination between tacamahac, from Nahuatl, and various Algonquian words containing the final Proto-Algonquian *-a·xkw- (“hardwood or deci... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tamarack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sundress#77,246stitcher#77,237there've#77,269thrushes#77,273

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list