jara

/[ˈxaɾa]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,628

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

jara is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Cistus ladanifer) Mata o arbusto con ramas leñosas y erguidas, de color pardo rojizo, de 1 a 2 metros de altura, hojas pecioladas, elípticas, agudas de color verde oscuro por la parte superior y b... Pronounced [ˈxaɾa]. Often confused with jua and juro.

Key facts for jara
PropertyValue
Headwordjara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxaɾa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,628
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for jara is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxaɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,628 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 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 jara, with forms such as "ajra", "jaar", and "jjara". 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, "jua", "juro", "joda", 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 jara, spelled J-A-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Cistus ladanifer) Mata o arbusto con ramas leñosas y erguidas, de color pardo rojizo, de 1 a 2 metros de altura, hojas pecioladas, elípticas, agudas de color verde oscuro por la parte superior y blanquecina por el envés, sus flores son grandes, de color blanco (jara estepa y estepa negra) de color lila brillante la estepa blanca, todas con corola de gran tamaño y blanca, en ramos pedunculados y terminales, con brácteas coriáceas, sépalos ovalados y vellosos con brácteas y fruto capsular, aovado, sedoso con cinco ventallas.
  2. 2
    Palo de punta aguzada y endurecido al fuego, que se emplea como arma arrojadiza.
  3. 3
    Cuota obligatoria pagada por individuos o instituciones a un gobierno central o local.
  4. 4
    Onza de oro.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajra,jaar,jjara,jraa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for jara

Misspelling Variants of "jara"

ajra4jaar4jjara5jraa4
Misspelling Variants of "jara"

Frequency rank: #12,628 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jara"?
"jara" is spelled J-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxaɾa].
What does "jara" mean?
As a noun, "jara" means: (Cistus ladanifer) Mata o arbusto con ramas leñosas y erguidas, de color pardo rojizo, de 1 a 2 metros de altura, hojas pecioladas, elípticas, agudas de color verde oscuro por la parte superior y b...
What words are commonly confused with "jara"?
"jara" is commonly confused with "jua", "juro", "joda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jara" is [ˈxaɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jara" come from?
"jara" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.