Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tatters

/ˈtætɚz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: tat-ters
IPA: /ˈtætɚz/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.

noun

plural of tatter

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of tatter

Example Sentences

"The universe is finished; the copestone is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago. Poor Lazarus there, chattering his teeth against the curbstone for his pillow, and shaking off his tatters with his shiverings, he might plug up both ears with rags, and put a corn-cob into his mouth, and yet that would not keep out the tempestuous Euroclydon."

Etymology

Cognate with Old English tættec, tætteca.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtætɚz/
British English: /ˈtætəz/

Phrases

in tatters rags and tatters

Frequently Paired Words

tatter

Rhymes With

matters batters shatters platters splatters spatters

Questions

How do you pronounce tatters?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtætɚz/.
What does tatters mean?: Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.
Where does tatters come from?: Cognate with Old English tættec, tætteca.

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