# Tampa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtæm.pə/ · frequency rank #8,096

## Definitions
1. A city, the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, located on Tampa Bay.
2. A city in Marion County, Kansas.

## Etymology
Unknown, likely from a Calusa word. See Tampa, Florida § Etymology for more.

## Easily confused with
- **tap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tap)
- **tape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tape)
- **temp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-temp)
- **Tara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tara)
- **taps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-taps)
- **tata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tata)
- **tarp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tarp)
- **taxa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-taxa)
- **Tana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tana)
- **toma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-toma)
- **tempo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tempo)
- **Tanya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tanya)
- **tempt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tempt)
- **tramp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tramp)
- **Tempe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tempe)
- **Tania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tania)
- **tapas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tapas)
- **tamper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tamper)
- **tampon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tampon)
- **tramps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tramps)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atmpa`, `tamap`, `tammpa`, `tamppa`, `tapma`, `tmapa`, `ttampa`

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