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ara

Spanish, noun

ara is spelled A-R-A (3 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,366th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ara is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “altar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of arar. With a capital, ARA is a different word: “ARA; ship prefix for warships of the navy of Argentina”. With an accent, ará is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of arar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Espacio o estructura elevada donde se realizan ofrendas o sacrificios”.

What does ara mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininealtar

noun

  1. 1

    masculineara (bird)

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

adjective

as ARA
  1. 1

    ARA; ship prefix for warships of the navy of Argentina

suffix

as -ara
  1. 1

    first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of -ar

verb

as ará
  1. 1

    second-person singular voseo imperative of arar

suffix

as -ará
  1. 1

    third-person singular future indicative of -ar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Espacio o estructura elevada donde se realizan ofrendas o sacrificios. 2. Piedra consagrada sobre la cual extiende el sacerdote los corporales para celebrar el santo sacrificio de la misa.

verb: 1. Tercera persona del presente de indicativo de arar. 2. Segunda persona del imperativo de arar.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of ara

  • aras plural
  • A.R.A. alternative
  • A. R. A. alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to ara

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is ara in Spanish?

ara appears 5.4 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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