target

[t̪aɾˈxet̪]

/[t̪aɾˈxet̪]/ noun

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The verdict

“target” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,060
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sector del mercado al que se dirige una acción de marketing, o al que se considera como cliente potencial.

Corpus desk

Index ES-target · target · Spanish

target · rank #25,060 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,060
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tanga

Nearest frequency peer: Tanga (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “target”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “target” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

target vs tarot
67% similar
target vs tarjeta
71% similar
target vs tarde
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for target
PropertyValue
Headwordtarget
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪aɾˈxet̪]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,060
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “target”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).targetcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Tanga” (#25,059), “tejer” (#25,061), “swing” (#25,058). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “target” va en #25,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around target (IPA [t̪aɾˈxet̪]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,060 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for target, with forms such as "atrget", "tagret", and "taregt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "tarot", "tarjeta", "tarde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 target, spelled T-A-R-G-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sector del mercado al que se dirige una acción de marketing, o al que se considera como cliente potencial.
  2. 2
    Persona o conjunto de personas que integran ese sector.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de personas o de cosas con ciertas características similares que las hacen deseables.
  4. 4
    Persona o cosa que tiene características que la hacen deseable.
  5. 5
    Conjunto de personas con ciertas características similares en las que se produce algún tipo de reacción, generalmente favorable.
  6. 6
    Persona que forma parte de este conjunto.

This word in other languages

target(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atrget
  • tagret
  • taregt
  • targett
  • targget
  • targte
  • tarrget
  • traget
  • ttarget

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of target - 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.

atrget2tagret2taregt2targett1targget1targte2tarrget1traget2
Edit distance from "target"

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 "target"?
"target" is spelled T-A-R-G-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪aɾˈxet̪].
What does "target" mean?
As a noun, "target" means: Sector del mercado al que se dirige una acción de marketing, o al que se considera como cliente potencial.
What words are commonly confused with "target"?
"target" is commonly confused with "tarot", "tarjeta", "tarde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "target"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "target" is [t̪aɾˈxet̪]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "target" come from?
"target" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trazos#25,072trompa#25,073Tuxtla#25,076rodear#25,040

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

support9 variantstuitero9 variantswaters9 variantsabonos9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list