tara
[ˈt̪aɾa]
The verdict
“tara” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,698 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,698
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Peso de un recipiente, que se descuenta cuando se quiere saber el peso de su contenido.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tara |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt̪aɾa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #18,698 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tara” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tara is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪aɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,698 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tara, with forms such as "atra", "taar", and "tarra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tía", "tas", "ter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tara, spelled T-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1Peso de un recipiente, que se descuenta cuando se quiere saber el peso de su contenido.
- 2Por antonomasia, tara₁ de un vehículo para el transporte de mercancías.
- 3Por extensión, peso de la aleación con que se rebaja un metal noble.
- 4Peso que se emplea para compensar o calibrar una balanza.
- 5Por extensión, defecto de material o fabricación que reduce el valor de algo.
- 6Por extensión, defecto físico o mental que aflige a una persona, especielmente el hereditario.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atra,taar,tarra,traa,ttara
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tara - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “tara”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt̪aɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tía” - see the side-by-side comparison. tara vs tía
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.