Pará

name

"para" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Pará” is an uncommon English word, ranked #96,339 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#96,339
frequency rank, English
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Belém.

Key facts for Pará
PropertyValue
HeadwordPará
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#96,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pará” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Pará lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Pará is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #96,339 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Belém.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Pará in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Portuguese Pará, from Old Tupi pará (“sea”). The correct English form is Pará, spelled P-A-R-Á.

Definition

  1. 1
    A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Belém.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Pará, from Old Tupi pará (“sea”).

This word in other languages

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pará"?
"Pará" is spelled P-A-R-Á.
What does "Pará" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pará" means: A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Belém.
What is the origin of the word "Pará"?
Borrowed from Portuguese Pará, from Old Tupi pará (“sea”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Pará”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-R-Á - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list