vara

/[ˈbaɾa]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,590

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

3

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

vara is aSpanishnoun. It means: Rama fina y larga como las que se usan para golpear o para hacer cercos. Pronounced [ˈbaɾa]. Often confused with ver and vas.

Key facts for vara
PropertyValue
Headwordvara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaɾa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,590
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for vara is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,590 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 3 documented wrong-spelling variants for vara, with forms such as "vaar", "vraa", and "vvara". 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, "ver", "vas", "vía", 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 vara, spelled V-A-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rama fina y larga como las que se usan para golpear o para hacer cercos.
  2. 2
    Bastón de mando.
  3. 3
    Antigua medida de longitud equivalente a ente 70 y 91 centímetros.
  4. 4
    En los carros y carruajes, palo que sobresale por la parte delantera y al que se enganchan las carrocerías.
  5. 5
    Baile tradicional del norte chileno, en el que un grupo de mujeres danza alrededor de un poste con cintas que sostienen entre sus manos y este.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: vaar,vraa,vvara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vara

Misspelling Variants of "vara"

vaar4vraa4vvara5
Misspelling Variants of "vara"

Frequency rank: #10,590 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vara"?
"vara" is spelled V-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɾa].
What does "vara" mean?
As a noun, "vara" means: Rama fina y larga como las que se usan para golpear o para hacer cercos.
What words are commonly confused with "vara"?
"vara" is commonly confused with "ver", "vas", "vía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vara" is [ˈbaɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vara" come from?
"vara" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter V in our Spanish index:

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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.