Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tampa

/ˈtæm.pə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: tam-pa
IPA: /ˈtæm.pə/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, located on Tampa Bay.

name

A city in Marion County, Kansas.

Etymology

Unknown, likely from a Calusa word. See Tampa, Florida § Etymology for more.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Derived Forms

Tampan Tampanian Tampeño

Homonyms

tamper (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

campa kampa nampa sampa

Questions

How do you pronounce tampa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæm.pə/.
What does tampa mean?: A city, the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, located on Tampa Bay.
Where does tampa come from?: Unknown, likely from a Calusa word. See Tampa, Florida § Etymology for more.

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