Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratatat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: ratatat
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A swiftly repeated knocking sound.

Example Sentences

"A single narrow iron-clamped door formed the only means of entrance. On this our guide knocked with a peculiar postman-like rat-tat."

Etymology

Imitative.

Inflected Forms

ratatats (plural) rat-a-tat (alternative) rat-tat (alternative)

Questions

What does ratatat mean?: A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
Where does ratatat come from?: Imitative.

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