paráfrasis
[paˈɾafɾasis]
The verdict
“paráfrasis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,281 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,281
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Explicación que se hace de un texto, conservando el contenido y cambiando las palabras y extensión del mismo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-parafrasis · paráfrasis · Spanish
paráfrasis · rank #82,281 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,281
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH parricidio
Nearest frequency peer: parricidio (-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 “paráfrasis”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- pantanosos
pantanosos
17,724 corpus weight
- papita
papita
17,723 corpus weight
- paraste
paraste
17,722 corpus weight
- parricidio
parricidio
17,721 corpus weight
- paráfrasis
paráfrasis
17,720 corpus weight
- Pech
Pech
17,718 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “paráfrasis” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paráfrasis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈɾafɾasis] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #82,281 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “paráfrasis” en español
Rare enough to double-check
paráfrasis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,281 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈɾafɾasis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for paráfrasis in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is paráfrasis, spelled P-A-R-Á-F-R-A-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Explicación que se hace de un texto, conservando el contenido y cambiando las palabras y extensión del mismo.
- 2Frase conocida que se reproduce con palabras diferentes.
- 3Traducción en verso imitando el original lo más posible.
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 "paráfrasis"?
What does "paráfrasis" mean?
How do you pronounce "paráfrasis"?
What language does "paráfrasis" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paráfrasis", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).