taray
[t̪aˈɾaj]
The verdict
“taray” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arbusto de la familia Tamaricaceae, que crece hasta tres metros de altura, con ramas mimbreñas de corteza rojiza, hojas glaucas, menudas, abrazadoras en la base, elípticas y con punta aguda; flores...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | taray |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪aˈɾaj] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “taray” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
taray is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪aˈɾaj]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for taray in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 taray, spelled T-A-R-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Arbusto de la familia Tamaricaceae, que crece hasta tres metros de altura, con ramas mimbreñas de corteza rojiza, hojas glaucas, menudas, abrazadoras en la base, elípticas y con punta aguda; flores pequeñas, globosas, en espigas laterales, con cáliz encarnado y pétalos blancos; fruto seco, capsular, de tres divisiones, y semillas negras. Es común en las orillas de los ríos.
- 2Fruto de este arbusto.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “taray”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-R-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪aˈɾaj] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.