paráfrasis
Spanish, noun[paˈɾafɾasis]
paráfrasis is spelled P-A-R-Á-F-R-A-S-I-S (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 81,768th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paráfrasis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “paraphrase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Explicación que se hace de un texto, conservando el contenido y cambiando las palabras y extensión del mismo”.
What does paráfrasis mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparaphrase
- 2
femininesnowclone
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Explicación que se hace de un texto, conservando el contenido y cambiando las palabras y extensión del mismo. 2. Frase conocida que se reproduce con palabras diferentes. 3. Traducción en verso imitando el original lo más posible.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce paráfrasis?
- [paˈɾafɾasis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paráfrasis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paráfrasis in Spanish?
paráfrasis appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).