# tata

> English word · Interjection · frequency rank #18,967

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of ta ta.

## Etymology
Probably hypocoristic, circa 1823.

## Easily confused with
- **TT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tt)
- **tax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tax)
- **tea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tea)
- **tha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tha)
- **tit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tit)
- **TSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tsa)
- **TNT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tnt)
- **tau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tau)
- **Tia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tia)
- **tot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tot)
- **tay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tay)
- **tra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tra)
- **tut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tut)
- **TTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-ttc)
- **tet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tet)
- **TCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tca)
- **TWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-twa)
- **toa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-toa)
- **Taz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-taz)
- **THT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tht)

## Common misspellings (4)
`taat`, `tatta`, `ttaa`, `ttata`

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