para
par·a-/ˈpɑːɹə/noun, adjective
para is spelled P-A-R-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables (par·a-). It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, para means “A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of para is paras.
How many letters and syllables are in para?
| Letters | 4: P-A-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: par·a- |
| In writing | 7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is para?
Para appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce para?
- UK /ˈpɑːɹə/
- US /ˈpɑːɹə/
As a noun (“A woman who has given birth or brought pregnancies to…”): /ˈpæɹə/, /ˈpɑːɹə/.
As a noun (“Clipping of paragraph”): /ˈpæɹə/.
Para has 2 syllables, split par·a- in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-para_(Spanish).wav, En-au-para.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-para-.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with para?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as para from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: apar.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of para
- paras plural
- more para comparative
- most para superlative
- par-
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does para mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.
- 2
A woman who has given birth or brought pregnancies to viable gestational age a certain number of times, indicated by the number prepended to this word.
- 3
Synonym of king fern (“the plant Ptisana salicina”).
- 4
Synonym of juz.
- 5
Clipping of paragraph.
- 6
Clipping of paraphilia.
- 7
Clipping of paraplegic.
- 8
USinformalClipping of paraprofessional educator.
- 9
Clipping of paratrooper.
adjective
- 1
AustraliaUKslangVery drunk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Para in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense above, beyond:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does para come from?
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pàra /па̀ра, from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).