jarana
[xaˈɾana]
The verdict
“jarana” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,167 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,167
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 645
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engaño, burla, trampa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-jarana · jarana · Spanish
jarana · rank #71,167 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,167
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 645
- PHOTO-FINISH ivory
Nearest frequency peer: ivory (-4 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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “jarana”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- iracundos
iracundos
28,841 corpus weight
- irrumpido
irrumpido
28,840 corpus weight
- ivory
ivory
28,838 corpus weight
- jarana
jarana
28,834 corpus weight
- Josu
Josu
28,828 corpus weight
- jubilatorio
jubilatorio
28,827 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “jarana” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jarana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xaˈɾana] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,167 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “jarana” en español
Rare enough to double-check
jarana is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,167 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xaˈɾana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for jarana in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is jarana, spelled J-A-R-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Engaño, burla, trampa.
- 2Diversión bulliciosa de gente ordinaria.
- 3Pendencia, alboroto, tumulto.
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.
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