tarea
[t̪aˈɾea]
The verdict
“tarea” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,620 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,620
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de trabajar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tarea |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪aˈɾea] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,620 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tarea” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tarea is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for tarea, with forms such as "atrea", "taera", and "tarae". 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, "tea", "tra", "tre", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is tarea, spelled T-A-R-E-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de trabajar.
- 2En particular, tarea₁ que debe cumplirse dentro de un plazo.
- 3En particular, tarea₁ que el docente asigna a sus alumnos para realizar independientemente, como complemento de la clase.
- 4Esfuerzo o dedicación requeridos por una tarea₁.
- 5En particular, conjunto de 15 fanegas de aceitunas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atrea,taera,tarae,tarrea,traea,ttarea
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tarea - 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.
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.
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Using “tarea”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-R-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪aˈɾea] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tea” - see the side-by-side comparison. tarea vs tea
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.