tapa
/ˈtɑːpə/noun
tapa is spelled T-A-P-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tapa means “A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tapa is tapas.
How many letters and syllables are in tapa?
| Letters | 4: T-A-P-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tapa?
Tapa appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 tapa?
- /ˈtɑːpə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tapa.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tapa?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tapa.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pata.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tapa
- tapas plural
- tappa
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tapa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- 2
Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
- 3
Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tapa come from?
] Borrowed from Tongan tapa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).