tarea

/[t̪aˈɾea]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,620

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tarea is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de trabajar. Pronounced [t̪aˈɾea]. It ranks #1,620 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with tea and tra.

Key facts for tarea
PropertyValue
Headwordtarea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪aˈɾea]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,620
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tarea is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪aˈɾea]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,620 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for tarea, with forms such as "atrea", "taera", and "tarae". 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, "tea", "tra", "tre", 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 tarea, spelled T-A-R-E-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de trabajar.
  2. 2
    En particular, tarea₁ que debe cumplirse dentro de un plazo.
  3. 3
    En particular, tarea₁ que el docente asigna a sus alumnos para realizar independientemente, como complemento de la clase.
  4. 4
    Esfuerzo o dedicación requeridos por una tarea₁.
  5. 5
    En particular, conjunto de 15 fanegas de aceitunas.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atrea,taera,tarae,tarrea,traea,ttarea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tarea

Misspelling Variants of "tarea"

atrea5taera5tarae5tarrea6traea5ttarea6
Misspelling Variants of "tarea"

Frequency rank: #1,620 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tarea"?
"tarea" is spelled T-A-R-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪aˈɾea].
What does "tarea" mean?
As a noun, "tarea" means: Acción o efecto de trabajar.
What words are commonly confused with "tarea"?
"tarea" is commonly confused with "tea", "tra", "tre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tarea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tarea" is [t̪aˈɾea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tarea" come from?
"tarea" 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.