tamales
[t̪aˈmales]
The verdict
“tamales” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,965
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,400
- “T” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de tamal.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tamales |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪aˈmales] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #23,965 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tamales” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around tamales (IPA [t̪aˈmales]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,965 among 34,400 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de tamal.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tamales, with forms such as "atmales", "taamles", and "tamaels". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "totales", "tomates", "tamaños", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tamales, spelled T-A-M-A-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de tamal.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- atmales
- taamles
- tamaels
- tamaless
- tamalles
- tamalse
- tamlaes
- tammales
- tmaales
- ttamales
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tamales - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tamales”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-M-A-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪aˈmales] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “totales” - see the side-by-side comparison. tamales vs totales
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.