Tarragona

/tɑːɹəˈɡəʊnə/

//tɑːɹəˈɡəʊnə// name

"tarragona" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Tarragona” is uncommon English (frequency #80,033 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,033
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city and port in Catalonia, Spain.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tarragona · Tarragona · English

Tarragona · rank #80,033 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,033
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Taubman

Nearest frequency peer: Taubman (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Tarragona”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Tarragona” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tarragona
PropertyValue
HeadwordTarragona
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/tɑːɹəˈɡəʊnə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,033
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Tarragona” in English

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Taubman” (#80,034), “Taupo” (#80,035), “TDA” (#80,037). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Tarragona” is #80,033. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tarragona is uncommon English at frequency #80,033 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /tɑːɹəˈɡəʊnə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Tarragona in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Catalan Tarragona, ultimately from Latin Tarracō. The correct English form is Tarragona, spelled T-A-R-R-A-G-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city and port in Catalonia, Spain.
  2. 2
    A province of Catalonia, Spain.
  3. 3
    A municipality of Davao Oriental, Philippines.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Meronyms: Cabagayan, Central, Dadong, Jovellar, Limot, Lucatan, Maganda, Ompao, Tomoaong, Tubaon — barangays of Tarragona

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Tarragona, ultimately from Latin Tarracō.

This word in other languages

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 English 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 /tɑːɹəˈɡəʊnə/.
What does "Tarragona" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tarragona" means: A city and port in Catalonia, Spain.
How do you pronounce "Tarragona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tarragona" is /tɑːɹəˈɡəʊnə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Tarragona"?
Borrowed from Catalan Tarragona, ultimately from Latin Tarracō. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list