parachoques
[paɾaˈt͡ʃokes]
The verdict
“parachoques” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #43,761 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #43,761
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Protección de metal o plástico que se encuentra en la parte delantera y trasera de los vehículos con la función de absorber golpes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parachoques |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paɾaˈt͡ʃokes] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #43,761 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parachoques” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for parachoques is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paɾaˈt͡ʃokes]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,761 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for parachoques, with forms such as "aprachoques", "paarchoques", and "paracchoques". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is parachoques, spelled P-A-R-A-C-H-O-Q-U-E-S.
Definition
- 1Protección de metal o plástico que se encuentra en la parte delantera y trasera de los vehículos con la función de absorber golpes.
- 2En sentido figurado, mamas de la mujer.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprachoques,paarchoques,paracchoques,parachhoques,parachoqeus,parachoqques,parachoquess,parachoquse,parachouqes,parachqoues,paracohques,parahcoques,parcahoques,parrachoques,pparachoques,praachoques
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parachoques - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “parachoques”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-A-C-H-O-Q-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paɾaˈt͡ʃokes] (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
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.