tannery

/ˈtænəɹi/

//ˈtænəɹi// noun

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"tannery" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tannery” is uncommon English (frequency #58,401 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,401
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place where people tan hides to make leather.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tannery · tannery · English

tannery · rank #58,401 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,401
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tard

Nearest frequency peer: tard (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “tannery”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “tannery” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tannery
PropertyValue
Headwordtannery
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtænəɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,401
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “tannery” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).tanneryfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “tard” (#58,402), “SWT” (#58,399), “Taryn” (#58,403). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tannery” is #58,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tannery is uncommon English at frequency #58,401 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtænəɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for tannery in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tan + -ery; compare Old French tannerie. The correct English form is tannery, spelled T-A-N-N-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place where people tan hides to make leather.
  2. 2
    The business of a tanner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tannery appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The River Avon divides the village in two, and at its centre is a tannery, built in 1918 and still in use, with its frontage on the river bank.

Etymology

From tan + -ery; compare Old French tannerie.

This word in other languages

curtiduría(Español)tannerie(Français)Gerberei(Deutsch)curtume(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tannery"?
"tannery" is spelled T-A-N-N-E-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtænəɹi/.
What does "tannery" mean?
As a noun, "tannery" means: A place where people tan hides to make leather.
How do you pronounce "tannery"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tannery" is /ˈtænəɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "tannery"?
From tan + -ery; compare Old French tannerie. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tannery", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Svoboda#58,398technic#58,405tempera#58,409tigress#58,414

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list