tannin

Name: tannin, English Word Data
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/ˈtænɪn/

//ˈtænɪn// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“tannin” is uncommon English (frequency #56,479 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,479
frequency rank, English: 27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

Key facts for tannin
Property	Value
Headword	tannin
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈtænɪn/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#56,479
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tannin” sits in English frequency

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

#56,479

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tannin is uncommon English at frequency #56,479 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtænɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tannin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French tannin, from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”). Related to tan. By surface analysis, tann- + -in. The correct English form is tannin, spelled T-A-N-N-I-N.

Definition

1
Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

Etymology

From French tannin, from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”). Related to tan. By surface analysis, tann- + -in.

Synonyms

E181 when used as a food colouring

This word in other languages

tanino(Español)tanin(Français)Tannin(Deutsch)tanino(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 "tannin"?

"tannin" is spelled T-A-N-N-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtænɪn/.

What does "tannin" mean?

As a noun, "tannin" means: Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

How do you pronounce "tannin"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tannin" is /ˈtænɪn/. 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 "tannin"?

From French tannin, from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”). Related to tan. By surface analysis, tann- + -in. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “tannin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is T-A-N-N-I-N - 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.