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tarea

Spanish, noun/taˈɾea/

tarea is spelled T-A-R-E-A (5 letters) and appears 54 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,611th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tarea is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “task” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de trabajar”.

What does tarea mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininetask

  2. 2

    femininehomework

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

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

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of tarea

  • tareas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tarea?

  • /taˈɾea/
  • [t̪aˈɾe.a]
  • [t̪aˈɾea]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to tarea

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is tarea in Spanish?

tarea appears 54 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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