paparazzi
[papaˈɾasi]
The verdict
“paparazzi” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,286. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,286
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Reportero gráfico especializado en fotografiar celebridades sin su autorización o en ambientes privados.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paparazzi |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [papaˈɾasi] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #38,286 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paparazzi” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around paparazzi (IPA [papaˈɾasi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,286 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Reportero gráfico especializado en fotografiar celebridades sin su autorización o en ambientes privados.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for paparazzi, with forms such as "apparazzi", "paaprazzi", and "papaarzzi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is paparazzi, spelled P-A-P-A-R-A-Z-Z-I.
Definition
- 1Reportero gráfico especializado en fotografiar celebridades sin su autorización o en ambientes privados.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- apparazzi
- paaprazzi
- papaarzzi
- paparazi
- paparaziz
- paparrazzi
- paparzazi
- papparazzi
- papraazzi
- ppaarazzi
- ppaparazzi
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paparazzi - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “paparazzi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-P-A-R-A-Z-Z-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [papaˈɾasi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.