tangram
/ˈtænˌɡɹæm/noun
tangram is spelled T-A-N-G-R-A-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tangram means “A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tangram is tangrams.
How many letters and syllables are in tangram?
| Letters | 7: T-A-N-G-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is tangram?
Tangram appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 tangram?
- /ˈtænˌɡɹæm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tangram
- tangrams plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tangram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tangram in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the Chinese puzzle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tangram |
| German | Tangram |
| Portuguese | tangram |
| Spanish | tangram |
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 tangram come from?
Possibly from Mandarin 唐 (táng, “of the Tang dynasty, by extension, Chinese”) + -gram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).