Tarragona

[taʁaˈɡoːna]

/[taʁaˈɡoːna]/ name

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The verdict

“Tarragona” is uncommon German (frequency #97,804 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,804
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die spanische Stadt Tarragona in Katalonien

Key facts for Tarragona
PropertyValue
HeadwordTarragona
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[taʁaˈɡoːna]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,804
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tarragona” 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). Tarragona lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tarragona is uncommon German at frequency #97,804 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [taʁaˈɡoːna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die spanische Stadt Tarragona in Katalonien".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Tarragona in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tarragona, spelled T-A-R-R-A-G-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die spanische Stadt Tarragona in Katalonien

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 "Tarragona"?
"Tarragona" is spelled T-A-R-R-A-G-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [taʁaˈɡoːna].
What does "Tarragona" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tarragona" means: die spanische Stadt Tarragona in Katalonien
How do you pronounce "Tarragona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tarragona" is [taʁaˈɡoːna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tarragona" come from?
"Tarragona" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Tarragona”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-A-R-R-A-G-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [taʁaˈɡoːna] (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