tarro

/[ˈt̪aro]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,667

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tarro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Recipiente cilíndrico mas alto que ancho de vidrio, loza o porcelana, usualmente con asa, utilizado para beber en él. Pronounced [ˈt̪aro]. Often confused with tro and Tiro.

Key facts for tarro
PropertyValue
Headwordtarro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪aro]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,667
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tarro is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪aro]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,667 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for tarro, with forms such as "atrro", "taror", and "traro". 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, "tro", "Tiro", "toro", 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 tarro, spelled T-A-R-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recipiente cilíndrico mas alto que ancho de vidrio, loza o porcelana, usualmente con asa, utilizado para beber en él.
  2. 2
    Recipiente metálico o vítreo, usualmente de forma cilíndrica, con paredes delgadas y una tapa que cierra herméticamente. Se usa para guardar y conservar toda clase de alimentos, materiales y sustancias, en particular aquellas líquidas o que contengan líquidos.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, envase metálico soldado en que se guardan alimentos en conserva.
  4. 4
    Cabeza del ser humano.
  5. 5
    Suerte o fortuna que tiene uno en algún asunto, especialmente si muy favorable.
  6. 6
    Por extensión, nombre dado a bidones, barriles y otros contenedores metálicos.
  7. 7
    En sentido figurado, nombre dado a los elementos físicos de una computadora.
  8. 8
    Cuerno₁ (protuberancia ósea).
  9. 9
    Borra de los panales de miel.
  10. 10
    Zapato.
  11. 11
    Trasero humano.^([cita requerida])

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atrro,taror,traro,ttarro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tarro

Misspelling Variants of "tarro"

atrro5taror5traro5ttarro6
Misspelling Variants of "tarro"

Frequency rank: #24,667 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tarro"?
"tarro" is spelled T-A-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪aro].
What does "tarro" mean?
As a noun, "tarro" means: Recipiente cilíndrico mas alto que ancho de vidrio, loza o porcelana, usualmente con asa, utilizado para beber en él.
What words are commonly confused with "tarro"?
"tarro" is commonly confused with "tro", "Tiro", "toro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tarro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tarro" is [ˈt̪aro]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tarro" come from?
"tarro" 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.