parada

/[paˈɾað̞a]/ noun

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Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,646

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

parada is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de parar, detenerse, suspender un movimiento o acción. Pronounced [paˈɾað̞a]. It ranks #3,646 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with parar and pared.

Key facts for parada
PropertyValue
Headwordparada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈɾað̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,646
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of parada in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for parada is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for parada, with forms such as "aprada", "paarda", and "paraad". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "parar", "pared", "prado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is parada, spelled P-A-R-A-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de parar, detenerse, suspender un movimiento o acción.
  2. 2
    Punto establecido dentro de una ruta donde un vehículo de transporte público para a recoger y dejar pasajeros.
  3. 3
    Lugar donde se para (cesar en el avance o movimiento, hospedarse).
  4. 4
    Punto final de un movimiento, en especial de la carrera.
  5. 5
    Sitio o lugar donde se recogen o juntan las reses.
  6. 6
    Tiro 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.
  7. 7
    Punto en que está apostado dicho tiro de mulas o caballos.
  8. 8
    Presa que se hace en los ríos para dar agua abundante y con fuerza a los molinos, o para pescar.
  9. 9
    Cantidad de dinero que en el juego se expone a una sola suerte.
  10. 10
    Acción de detener la pelota el portero o arquero, impidiendo que el balón entre en su portería o arco.
  11. 11
    Movimiento para defenderse del contendor, evitando su ataque.
  12. 12
    Formación de tropas para pasarles revista o hacer alarde de ellas en una solemnidad.
  13. 13
    Reunión de la tropa que entra de guardia.
  14. 14
    Lugar o paraje donde esta tropa se reúne, para partir cada sección o grupo a su respectivo destino.
  15. 15
    En el juego o en la riña, movimiento estratégico o notable.
  16. 16
    Por extensión, actitud notable de amistad o generosidad.
  17. 17
    Apariencia o actitud con que una persona busca llamar la atención o destacarse.
  18. 18
    Lugar donde se aposta un vendedor ambulante, en particular de diarios y revistas.
  19. 19
    Establecimiento público donde se vende licor, como un bar o un club, y donde alguien acude habitualmente.
  20. 20
    Número, porción o cantidad dispuesta o prevenida para un fin.

Synonyms

altodescansodetenciónpausasuspensiónparaderofinmetatérminoquite

Antonyms

marchamovimiento

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprada,paarda,paraad,paradda,pardaa,parrada,pparada,praada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for parada

Misspelling Variants of "parada"

aprada6paarda6paraad6paradda7pardaa6parrada7pparada7praada6
Misspelling Variants of "parada"

Frequency rank: #3,646 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parada"?
"parada" is spelled P-A-R-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈɾað̞a].
What does "parada" mean?
As a noun, "parada" means: Acción o efecto de parar, detenerse, suspender un movimiento o acción.
What words are commonly confused with "parada"?
"parada" is commonly confused with "parar", "pared", "prado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parada" is [paˈɾað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parada" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.