paráfrasis
[paˈɾafɾasis]
The verdict
“paráfrasis” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #82,281 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #82,281
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Explicación que se hace de un texto, conservando el contenido y cambiando las palabras y extensión del mismo.
| 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) |
Where “paráfrasis” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for paráfrasis is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈɾafɾasis]. Corpus data places it at rank #82,281 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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Using “paráfrasis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-Á-F-R-A-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈɾafɾasis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.