Area (noun) – el aréa

(Pronounced ah-reh-ah)

To remember that area is pronounced ah-reh-ah (aréa) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

The target area was totally destroyed – the army had a ray gun that annihilated (aréa) everything.

Aréa is masculine, so it's el aréa. Imagine an elephant being confined in a tiny area.