# Paras

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,810

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Kapampangan Paras; this surname is predominantly found in Central Luzon region.
* Borrowed from Spanish Paras, probably a habitational surname.

## Easily confused with
- **pas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pas)
- **PRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pra)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-prs)
- **part** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-part)
- **park** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-park)
- **pass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pass)
- **pray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pray)
- **pays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pays)
- **pros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pros)
- **peas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-peas)
- **pres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pres)
- **paws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-paws)
- **pats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pats)
- **parr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-parr)
- **pars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pars)
- **pers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pers)
- **pare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pare)
- **pram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pram)
- **pari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-pari)
- **prat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paras-vs-prat)

## Common misspellings (7)
`apras`, `paars`, `parass`, `parras`, `parsa`, `pparas`, `praas`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/paras