tatters
/ˈtætɚz/noun, verb
tatters is spelled T-A-T-T-E-R-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tatters means “Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tatters?
| Letters | 7: T-A-T-T-E-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tatters?
Tatters appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 tatters?
- UK /ˈtætəz/
- US /ˈtætɚz/
Tatters has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tatters mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.
- 2
plural of tatter
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of tatter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tatters in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | haillons, guenille |
| Spanish | jirones |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.