parada
[paˈɾað̞a]
The verdict
“parada” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,646 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,646
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de parar, detenerse, suspender un movimiento o acción.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈɾað̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,646 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for parada is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈɾað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,646 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for parada, with forms such as "aprada", "paarda", and "paraad". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "parar", "pared", "prado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is parada, spelled P-A-R-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de parar, detenerse, suspender un movimiento o acción.
- 2Punto establecido dentro de una ruta donde un vehículo de transporte público para a recoger y dejar pasajeros.
- 3Lugar donde se para (cesar en el avance o movimiento, hospedarse).
- 4Punto final de un movimiento, en especial de la carrera.
- 5Sitio o lugar donde se recogen o juntan las reses.
- 6Tiro de mulas o caballos, o un caballo solo, que se ponen a cierta distancia y se mudan para hacer la jornada o viaje con mayor brevedad.
- 7Punto en que está apostado dicho tiro de mulas o caballos.
- 8Presa que se hace en los ríos para dar agua abundante y con fuerza a los molinos, o para pescar.
- 9Cantidad de dinero que en el juego se expone a una sola suerte.
- 10Acción de detener la pelota el portero o arquero, impidiendo que el balón entre en su portería o arco.
- 11Movimiento para defenderse del contendor, evitando su ataque.
- 12Formación de tropas para pasarles revista o hacer alarde de ellas en una solemnidad.
- 13Reunión de la tropa que entra de guardia.
- 14Lugar o paraje donde esta tropa se reúne, para partir cada sección o grupo a su respectivo destino.
- 15En el juego o en la riña, movimiento estratégico o notable.
- 16Por extensión, actitud notable de amistad o generosidad.
- 17Apariencia o actitud con que una persona busca llamar la atención o destacarse.
- 18Lugar donde se aposta un vendedor ambulante, en particular de diarios y revistas.
- 19Establecimiento público donde se vende licor, como un bar o un club, y donde alguien acude habitualmente.
- 20Número, porción o cantidad dispuesta o prevenida para un fin.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprada,paarda,paraad,paradda,pardaa,parrada,pparada,praada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parada - 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 “parada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈɾað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “parar” - see the side-by-side comparison. parada vs parar
- 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.