tara

/[ˈt̪aɾa]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,698

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tara is aSpanishnoun. It means: Peso de un recipiente, que se descuenta cuando se quiere saber el peso de su contenido. Pronounced [ˈt̪aɾa]. Often confused with tía and tas.

Key facts for tara
PropertyValue
Headwordtara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪aɾa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,698
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tara is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for tara, with forms such as "atra", "taar", and "tarra". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tía", "tas", "ter", 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 tara, spelled T-A-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peso de un recipiente, que se descuenta cuando se quiere saber el peso de su contenido.
  2. 2
    Por antonomasia, tara₁ de un vehículo para el transporte de mercancías.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, peso de la aleación con que se rebaja un metal noble.
  4. 4
    Peso que se emplea para compensar o calibrar una balanza.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, defecto de material o fabricación que reduce el valor de algo.
  6. 6
    Por extensión, defecto físico o mental que aflige a una persona, especielmente el hereditario.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atra,taar,tarra,traa,ttara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tara

Misspelling Variants of "tara"

atra4taar4tarra5traa4ttara5
Misspelling Variants of "tara"

Frequency rank: #18,698 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tara"?
"tara" is spelled T-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪aɾa].
What does "tara" mean?
As a noun, "tara" means: Peso de un recipiente, que se descuenta cuando se quiere saber el peso de su contenido.
What words are commonly confused with "tara"?
"tara" is commonly confused with "tía", "tas", "ter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tara" is [ˈt̪aɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tara" come from?
"tara" 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.