tara

[ˈt̪aɾa]

/[ˈt̪aɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“tara” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,698
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peso de un recipiente, que se descuenta cuando se quiere saber el peso de su contenido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tara · tara · Spanish

tara · rank #18,698 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,698
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH Taberna

Nearest frequency peer: Taberna (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “tara”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “tara” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tara vs tía
50% similar
tara vs tas
50% similar
tara vs ter
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tara”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.taracae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Taberna” (#18,697), “tardaron” (#18,699), “supremacía” (#18,696). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tara” va en #18,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around tara (IPA [ˈt̪aɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,698 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ahechado y limpiado el dicho trigo, lo hará hechar en vna halda y que se pesse cada carga de por si, tomando asi mismo juramento al fiel o persona que lo pesare, descontada la tara de la halda y honda conforme al pesso que tubiere.
  2. Los vehículos destinados al transporte de mercancías y cosas, cuyo peso máximo autorizado sea mayor de 16.000 kg, deben llevar en ambos costados, pintadas directamente o sobre una placa metálica, las inscripciones correspondientes a la tara y al peso máximo autorizado del vehículo, en la siguiente forma.

Synonyms

fallalacramáculavicio

This word in other languages

tare(English)tare(Français)Tara(Deutsch)tara(Português)

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.

atra2taar2tarra1traa2ttara1
Edit distance from "tara"

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.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wong#18,718band#18,754bebo#18,755cora#18,776

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

pillo5 variantslloré5 variantsliso5 variantsirían5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list