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par

Spanish, noun/ˈpaɾ/

par is spelled P-A-R (3 letters) and appears 117 times per million words in written Spanish, the 737th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Par is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pair (two of the same or similar items that go together)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conjunto de dos cosas pares₁”.

What does par mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculineeven (divisible by two)

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepair (two of the same or similar items that go together)

    un par de calcetines

  2. 2

    masculinecouple (two of the same or similar items)

    bebí un par de cervezas

  3. 3

    masculinetwo equal non-collinear forces; that is a force couple in Newtonian mechanics

  4. 4

    masculinepeer (somebody who is, or something that is, at a level equal)

  5. 5

    masculinesome, a few

noun

  1. 1

    femininepar (acceptable level)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

preposition: 1. Variante obsoleta de por, conservada en fórmulas de juramento.

adjective: 1. Similar hasta el punto de ser indistinguible. 2. Dicho de un número, divisible por dos. 3. Dicho de un órgano, que tiene un correlato par₁ al otro lado del eje de simetría.

noun: 1. Conjunto de dos cosas pares₁. 2. Cada una de las cosas que forman un par₄ con respecto a la otra. 3. En particular, par₄ de animales de tiro o labor. 4. Conjunto de dos personas.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of par

  • pares feminine masculine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce par?

  • /ˈpaɾ/
  • [ˈpaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to par

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is par in Spanish?

par appears 117 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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