tamp
/tæmp/verb
tamp is spelled T-A-M-P: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, tamp means “To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tamp?
| Letters | 4: T-A-M-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tamp?
Tamp appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 tamp?
- /tæmp/
Tamp has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tamp.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tamp
- tamps present, singular, he/she/it
- tamping participle, present
- tamped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tamp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
- 2
To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes
Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
- 3
To reduce the intensity of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tamp in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verstopfen, zustopfen, stopfen, verblocken, verstemmen , stampfen |
| French | tasser, compacter |
| Spanish | apisonar |
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 tamp come from?
Probably a back-formation from tampin (misinterpreted as tamping), a variant of tampion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).