tachar

/[t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,565

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

tachar is aSpanishverb. It means: Cruzar con una línea lo escrito, o rayarlo, para que no se pueda leer, o para que se interprete como anulado. :*Sinónimo: tarjar Pronounced [t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Often confused with tocar and tapar.

Key facts for tachar
PropertyValue
Headwordtachar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,565
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tachar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,565 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for tachar, with forms such as "atchar", "tacahr", and "tacchar". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "tocar", "tapar", "Tacna", 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 tachar, spelled T-A-C-H-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cruzar con una línea lo escrito, o rayarlo, para que no se pueda leer, o para que se interprete como anulado. :*Sinónimo: tarjar
  2. 2
    Calificar a una persona con una cualidad negativa.
  3. 3
    Alegar contra un testigo una incapacidad legal o un motivo que no lo hacen creíble.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atchar,tacahr,tacchar,tacharr,tachhar,tachra,tahcar,tcahar,ttachar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tachar

Misspelling Variants of "tachar"

atchar6tacahr6tacchar7tacharr7tachhar7tachra6tahcar6tcahar6
Misspelling Variants of "tachar"

Frequency rank: #40,565 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tachar"?
"tachar" is spelled T-A-C-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ].
What does "tachar" mean?
As a verb, "tachar" means: Cruzar con una línea lo escrito, o rayarlo, para que no se pueda leer, o para que se interprete como anulado. :*Sinónimo: tarjar
What words are commonly confused with "tachar"?
"tachar" is commonly confused with "tocar", "tapar", "Tacna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tachar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tachar" is [t̪aˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tachar" come from?
"tachar" 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.