tatting
/ˈtætɪŋ/noun, verb
tatting is spelled T-A-T-T-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tatting means “A form of looped and knotted lace needlework made from a single thread” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tatting is tattings.
How many letters and syllables are in tatting?
| Letters | 7: T-A-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 tatting?
Tatting appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 tatting?
- /ˈtætɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-tatting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tatting
- tattings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tatting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of looped and knotted lace needlework made from a single thread.
- 2
The art of making such lace.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of tat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate tatting?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of tatting: tat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tatting come from?
Unknown. The noun appears earlier than the verb. Attested since the mid-19th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).