parad

[paˈɾað̞]

/[paˈɾað̞]/ verb

The verdict

“parad” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,791 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,791
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de parar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-parad · parad · Spanish

parad · rank #55,791 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,791
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH paletos

Nearest frequency peer: paletos (-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 “parad”

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 “parad” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for parad
PropertyValue
Headwordparad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paˈɾað̞]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,791
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “parad” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).paradcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “paletos” (#55,790), “paraninfo” (#55,792), “pacman” (#55,789). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “parad” va en #55,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parad is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,791 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [paˈɾað̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de parar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for parad in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is parad, spelled P-A-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de parar.

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 "parad"?
"parad" is spelled P-A-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈɾað̞].
What does "parad" mean?
As a verb, "parad" means: Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de parar.
How do you pronounce "parad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parad" is [paˈɾað̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parad" come from?
"parad" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list