jarro

/[ˈxaro]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,807

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

jarro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Vasija de barro, loza, vidrio o metal, a manera de jarra y con sólo un asa. Pronounced [ˈxaro]. Often confused with juro and jarrón.

Key facts for jarro
PropertyValue
Headwordjarro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxaro]
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,807
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for jarro is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxaro]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,807 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for jarro, with forms such as "ajrro", "jaro", and "jaror". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "juro", "jarrón", "jar", 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 jarro, spelled J-A-R-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vasija de barro, loza, vidrio o metal, a manera de jarra y con sólo un asa.
  2. 2
    Cantidad de líquido que cabe en ella₁.
  3. 3
    Medida de capacidad para el vino, octava parte del cántaro, equivalente a un litro y 24 centilitros.
  4. 4
    El que grita mucho hablando sin propósito, principalmente si es mujer.
  5. 5
    Nombre vulgar filipino de Nepenthes alata.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajrro,jaro,jaror,jjarro,jraro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for jarro

Misspelling Variants of "jarro"

ajrro5jaro4jaror5jjarro6jraro5
Misspelling Variants of "jarro"

Frequency rank: #44,807 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jarro"?
"jarro" is spelled J-A-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxaro].
What does "jarro" mean?
As a noun, "jarro" means: Vasija de barro, loza, vidrio o metal, a manera de jarra y con sólo un asa.
What words are commonly confused with "jarro"?
"jarro" is commonly confused with "juro", "jarrón", "jar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jarro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jarro" is [ˈxaro]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jarro" come from?
"jarro" 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 J 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.