# Tamil

> English word · Adjective · IPA /θəˈmɪɹ/ · frequency rank #10,292

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.
2. Of the Tamil script.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”); see that entry for theories.

## Easily confused with
- **TMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamil-vs-tmi)
- **taxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamil-vs-taxi)
- **toil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamil-vs-toil)
- **trail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamil-vs-trail)
- **Tampa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamil-vs-tampa)
- **taxis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamil-vs-taxis)
- **tammy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamil-vs-tammy)
- **timid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamil-vs-timid)
- **Tariq** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamil-vs-tariq)
- **Tania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamil-vs-tania)
- **tai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tai-vs-tamil)
- **tam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tam-vs-tamil)
- **Tal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tal-vs-tamil)
- **tall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tall-vs-tamil)
- **tail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tail-vs-tamil)
- **tame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tame-vs-tamil)
- **tait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tait-vs-tamil)
- **tama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tamil)
- **Tami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tami-vs-tamil)
- **tails** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tails-vs-tamil)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atmil`, `taiml`, `tamill`, `tamli`, `tammil`, `tmail`, `ttamil`

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