Tara

[ˈtaːʁa]

/[ˈtaːʁa]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tara” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,429
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Differenz zwischen Gesamt- und Reingewicht eines zu wiegenden Gutes und damit Gewicht der Verpackung

Corpus desk

Index DE-tara · Tara · German

Tara · rank #20,429 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,429
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH taktisch

Nearest frequency peer: taktisch (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Tara“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Tara“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tara vs Tat
50% similar
Tara vs Tür
50% similar
Tara vs Tor
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tara
PropertyValue
HeadwordTara
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaːʁa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,429
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tara“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Taraliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „taktisch“ (#20,428), „Telefone“ (#20,430), „Symphonie“ (#20,427). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tara“ bei #20,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Tara (IPA [ˈtaːʁa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,429 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tara, with forms such as "atra", "taar", and "tarra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tat", "Tür", "Tor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Tara, spelled T-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Differenz zwischen Gesamt- und Reingewicht eines zu wiegenden Gutes und damit Gewicht der Verpackung
  2. 2
    Ladentheke in einer Apotheke
  3. 3
    eine Göttin

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eine Novelle des Maß- und Eichgesetzes sieht vor, dass beim Abwiegen der Ware im Feinkostbereich die Tara-Taste zu drücken ist. Papier, Folie oder Kunststoffbecher dürfen also nicht mehr mitgewogen werden.
  2. Beim Beratungsgespräch in der Apotheke wünscht man sich Diskretion an der Tara.

Synonyms

Taragewicht

Antonyms

BruttogewichtNettogewicht

This word in other languages

tare(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atra
  • taar
  • tarra
  • traa
  • ttara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tara - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atra2taar2tarra1traa2ttara1
Edit distance from "Tara"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tara"?
"Tara" is spelled T-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaːʁa].
What does "Tara" mean?
As a noun, "Tara" means: Differenz zwischen Gesamt- und Reingewicht eines zu wiegenden Gutes und damit Gewicht der Verpackung
What words are commonly confused with "Tara"?
"Tara" is commonly confused with "Tat", "Tür", "Tor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tara" is [ˈtaːʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tara" come from?
"Tara" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vase#20,446wave#20,462salt#20,393pfui#20,367

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

peak5 variantsModi5 variantsBali5 variantsLehen5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list