tapis
/ˈtapɪs/noun
tapis is spelled T-A-P-I-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tapis means “A tapestry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tapis is tapises.
How many letters and syllables are in tapis?
| Letters | 5: T-A-P-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is tapis?
Tapis appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 tapis?
- UK /ˈtapɪs/
- UK /taˈpiː/
Tapis has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tapis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tapis
- tapises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tapis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tapestry.
- 2
Carpeting.
- 3
The cover of a council table.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tapis come from?
From French, from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).