taran

[ˈt̪aɾãn]

/[ˈt̪aɾãn]/ verb

The verdict

“taran” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,021 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,021
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tarar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-taran · taran · Spanish

taran · rank #99,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,021
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH telepática

Nearest frequency peer: telepática (+4 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “taran”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “taran” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for taran
PropertyValue
Headwordtaran
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt̪aɾãn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,021
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “taran” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).tarancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “telepática” (#99,025), “televisadas” (#99,026), “tackle” (#99,014). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “taran” va en #99,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taran is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,021 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt̪aɾãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tarar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for taran, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is taran, spelled T-A-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tarar.

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 "taran"?
"taran" is spelled T-A-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪aɾãn].
What does "taran" mean?
As a verb, "taran" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tarar.
How do you pronounce "taran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taran" is [ˈt̪aɾãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taran" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list