tank top
"tank-top" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tank top” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An item of casual clothing: a top with no sleeves.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tank top |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tank top” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for tank top is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for tank top in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: The upper part of a tank suit worn by female swimmers in modester times when swimming pools were called swimming tanks. The correct English form is tank top, spelled T-A-N-K- -T-O-P.
Definition
- 1An item of casual clothing: a top with no sleeves.
- 2The top of a ship's bilge tank, usually the lowest horizontal surface on board.
Etymology
The upper part of a tank suit worn by female swimmers in modester times when swimming pools were called swimming tanks.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tank top”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-A-N-K- -T-O-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.