parábolas

[paˈɾaβ̞olas]

/[paˈɾaβ̞olas]/ noun

The verdict

“parábolas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,418 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,418
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de parábola.

Corpus desk

Index ES-parabolas · parábolas · Spanish

parábolas · rank #54,418 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,418
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH participio

Nearest frequency peer: participio (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “parábolas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “parábolas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for parábolas
PropertyValue
Headwordparábolas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈɾaβ̞olas]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “parábolas” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.parábolascae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “participio” (#54,417), “Pareto” (#54,416), “Pavía” (#54,420). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “parábolas” va en #54,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parábolas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,418 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈɾaβ̞olas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de parábola.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for parábolas, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is parábolas, spelled P-A-R-Á-B-O-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de parábola.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parábolas"?
"parábolas" is spelled P-A-R-Á-B-O-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈɾaβ̞olas].
What does "parábolas" mean?
As a noun, "parábolas" means: Forma del plural de parábola.
How do you pronounce "parábolas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parábolas" is [paˈɾaβ̞olas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parábolas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parábolas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list