jara

[ˈxaɾa]

/[ˈxaɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“jara” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #12,628) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#12,628
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-jara · jara · Spanish

jara · rank #12,628 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,628
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH Islandia

Nearest frequency peer: Islandia (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “jara”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “jara” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jara vs jua
50% similar
jara vs juro
50% similar
jara vs joda
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “jara”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).jaracae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Islandia” (#12,627), “Julieta” (#12,629), “invitan” (#12,626). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jara” va en #12,628. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for jara is neighbouring look-alikes ("jua", "juro", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈxaɾa]. Frequency #12,628 among 645 “J” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for jara, with forms such as "ajra", "jaar", and "jjara". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jua", "juro", "joda", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is jara, spelled J-A-R-A.

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

jabalinavenabloarbitrioimpuesto

This word in other languages

rockrose(English)ciste(Français)xara(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajra
  • jaar
  • jjara
  • jraa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jara - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ajra2jaar2jjara1jraa2
Edit distance from "jara"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fort#12,607mola#12,649faso#12,604noto#12,659

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list