Tarent

[taˈʁɛnt]

/[taˈʁɛnt]/ name

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The verdict

“Tarent” is uncommon German (frequency #88,374 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,374
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - italienische Stadt in Apulien (italienisch: Taranto)

Key facts for Tarent
PropertyValue
HeadwordTarent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[taˈʁɛnt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,374
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tarent” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tarent lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tarent is uncommon German at frequency #88,374 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [taˈʁɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "italienische Stadt in Apulien (italienisch: Taranto)".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tarent, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tarent, spelled T-A-R-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    italienische Stadt in Apulien (italienisch: Taranto)

This word in other languages

Taranto(English)Tarento(Español)Tarente(Français)

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 "Tarent"?
"Tarent" is spelled T-A-R-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [taˈʁɛnt].
What does "Tarent" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tarent" means: italienische Stadt in Apulien (italienisch: Taranto)
How do you pronounce "Tarent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tarent" is [taˈʁɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tarent" come from?
"Tarent" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Tarent”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-A-R-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [taˈʁɛnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list