tanager
/ˈtæ.nə.d͡ʒəɹ/noun
tanager is spelled T-A-N-A-G-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tanager means “Any of numerous species of often colorful passerine birds that inhabit New World forests within the family Thraupidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tanager is tanagers.
How many letters and syllables are in tanager?
| Letters | 7: T-A-N-A-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tanager?
Tanager appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 tanager?
- UK /ˈtæ.nə.d͡ʒə/
- US /ˈtæ.nə.d͡ʒəɹ/
Tanager has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tanager.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tanager?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tanager from its last stressed vowel (/ænədʒəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tanager
- tanagers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tanager mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of numerous species of often colorful passerine birds that inhabit New World forests within the family Thraupidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tanager in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense American passerine birds:
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 tanager come from?
From translingual Tanagra, from Portuguese tangará, from Old Tupi tangará.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).