parafrasear

[paɾafɾaseˈaɾ]

/[paɾafɾaseˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“parafrasear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,908 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,908
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ilustrar o ejemplificar una idea para hacerla más fácil de comprender.

Corpus desk

Index ES-parafrasear · parafrasear · Spanish

parafrasear · rank #99,908 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,908
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH paradigmática

Nearest frequency peer: paradigmática (-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 “parafrasear”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for parafrasear
PropertyValue
Headwordparafrasear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paɾafɾaseˈaɾ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,908
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “parafrasear” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).parafrasearcae 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: “paradigmática” (#99,907), “parcializado” (#99,909), “papista” (#99,906). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “parafrasear” va en #99,908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parafrasear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,908 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [paɾafɾaseˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

parafrasear has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is parafrasear, spelled P-A-R-A-F-R-A-S-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ilustrar o ejemplificar una idea para hacerla más fácil de comprender.
  2. 2
    Citar una frase o refrán conocidos, cambiando parte de ella.

This word in other languages

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 "parafrasear"?
"parafrasear" is spelled P-A-R-A-F-R-A-S-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [paɾafɾaseˈaɾ].
What does "parafrasear" mean?
As a verb, "parafrasear" means: Ilustrar o ejemplificar una idea para hacerla más fácil de comprender.
How do you pronounce "parafrasear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parafrasear" is [paɾafɾaseˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parafrasear" come from?
"parafrasear" 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 "parafrasear", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list