Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rat-tat-tat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
rat--tat--tat
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

The sound made by knocking on a door with a hard object (such as a door knocker).

intj

The sound made by firing an automatic machine gun.

noun

Such a sound.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Inflected Forms

rat-tat-tat! (canonical) rat-tat-tats (plural)

Questions

What does rat-tat-tat mean?
The sound made by knocking on a door with a hard object (such as a door knocker).
Where does rat-tat-tat come from?
Onomatopoeic.

How to pronounce rat-tat-tat

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