# tantrum

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtæn.tɹəm/ · frequency rank #24,609

## Definitions
1. An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

## Etymology
From earlier tanterum. Further etymology unknown.

## Easily confused with
- **Tatum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tantrum-vs-tatum)
- **tantra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tantra-vs-tantrum)
- **tantric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tantric-vs-tantrum)

## Common misspellings (11)
`atntrum`, `tanntrum`, `tanrtum`, `tantrmu`, `tantrrum`, `tantrumm`, `tanttrum`, `tanturm`, `tatnrum`, `tnatrum`, `ttantrum`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tantrum