# tapestry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtæpəstɹi/ · frequency rank #21,379

## Definitions
1. A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
2. Anything with variegated or complex details.

## Etymology
From Middle English tapestrie, from Old French tapisserie (“tapestry”), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

## Common misspellings (13)
`atpestry`, `taepstry`, `tapesrty`, `tapesstry`, `tapestrry`, `tapestryy`, `tapesttry`, `tapestyr`, `tapetsry`, `tappestry`, `tapsetry`, `tpaestry`, `ttapestry`

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