# tarp

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɑːp/ · frequency rank #29,858

## Definitions
1. Clipping of tarpaulin (“covering”).

## Etymology
Clipping of tarpaulin.

## Easily confused with
- **tp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tp)
- **top** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-top)
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-try)
- **tax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tax)
- **tip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tip)
- **tri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tri)
- **tor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tor)
- **tat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tat)
- **tau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tau)
- **ter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-ter)
- **tay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tay)
- **TCP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tcp)
- **tre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tre)
- **tra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tra)
- **tru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tru)
- **TRP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-trp)
- **tur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tur)
- **Taz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-taz)
- **twp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-twp)
- **Tyr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarp-vs-tyr)

## Common misspellings (5)
`atrp`, `tapr`, `tarpp`, `tarrp`, `ttarp`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tarp