amarra

/[aˈmara]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,408

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

amarra is aSpanishnoun. It means: Correa que va desde la muserola al pretal, y se pone a los caballos para que no levanten la cabeza. Pronounced [aˈmara]. Often confused with Amaya and Amaru.

Key facts for amarra
PropertyValue
Headwordamarra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈmara]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,408
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of amarra in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for amarra is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈmara]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,408 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for amarra, with forms such as "aamrra", "ammarra", and "amrara". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Amaya", "Amaru", "ampara", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is amarra, spelled A-M-A-R-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Correa que va desde la muserola al pretal, y se pone a los caballos para que no levanten la cabeza.
  2. 2
    Cabo o cable con que se asegura una embarcación en el puerto o paraje donde da fondo, ya sea con el ancla, o ya amarrada a tierra.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aamrra,ammarra,amrara,maarra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for amarra

Misspelling Variants of "amarra"

aamrra6ammarra7amrara6maarra6
Misspelling Variants of "amarra"

Frequency rank: #49,408 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amarra"?
"amarra" is spelled A-M-A-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈmara].
What does "amarra" mean?
As a noun, "amarra" means: Correa que va desde la muserola al pretal, y se pone a los caballos para que no levanten la cabeza.
What words are commonly confused with "amarra"?
"amarra" is commonly confused with "Amaya", "Amaru", "ampara". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amarra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amarra" is [aˈmara]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amarra" come from?
"amarra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.