# tammy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtami/ · frequency rank #18,445

## Definitions
1. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

## Etymology
Uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it is unclear in which direction).

## Easily confused with
- **tay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tammy-vs-tay)
- **Tommy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tammy-vs-tommy)
- **Tampa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tammy-vs-tampa)
- **tasty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tammy-vs-tasty)
- **tummy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tammy-vs-tummy)
- **Timmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tammy-vs-timmy)
- **tawny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tammy-vs-tawny)
- **tardy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tammy-vs-tardy)
- **tangy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tammy-vs-tangy)
- **tam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tam-vs-tammy)
- **tame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tame-vs-tammy)
- **tama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tammy)
- **Tami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tami-vs-tammy)
- **Tamil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamil-vs-tammy)
- **tally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tally-vs-tammy)
- **tacky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tacky-vs-tammy)
- **Tamar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamar-vs-tammy)
- **tabby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tabby-vs-tammy)
- **tamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamer-vs-tammy)
- **taffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taffy-vs-tammy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`atmmy`, `tammyy`, `tamy`, `tamym`, `tmamy`, `ttammy`

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