tympany
tym·pa·ny/ˈtɪmpəni/noun
tympany is spelled T-Y-M-P-A-N-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (tym·pa·ny). It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tympany means “The sound made by beating a drum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tympany is tympanies.
How many letters and syllables are in tympany?
| Letters | 7: T-Y-M-P-A-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: tym·pa·ny |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 tympany?
Tympany appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 tympany?
- /ˈtɪmpəni/
Tympany has 3 syllables, split tym·pa·ny in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with tympany
Sounds like: timpani (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of tympany
- tympanies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tympany mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sound made by beating a drum.
- 2
Tympanites (distention of the abdomen).
- 3
Inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tympany come from?
Coined based on Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).