paraíso

/[paɾaˈiso]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,816

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

paraíso is aSpanishnoun. It means: Lugar o estado de puro gozo que, de acuerdo a algunas religiones, espera a los justos tras la muerte. Pronounced [paɾaˈiso]. It ranks #4,816 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with París and pario.

Key facts for paraíso
PropertyValue
Headwordparaíso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paɾaˈiso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,816
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for paraíso is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paɾaˈiso]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,816 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for paraíso, with forms such as "apraíso", "paaríso", and "parasío". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "París", "pario", "payaso", 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 paraíso, spelled P-A-R-A-Í-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar o estado de puro gozo que, de acuerdo a algunas religiones, espera a los justos tras la muerte.
  2. 2
    En particular, jardín en que habitaban los primeros humanos de acuerdo a la tradición judeocristiana.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, lugar o estado muy placentero.
  4. 4
    Gradas superiores de un local de espectáculos.
  5. 5
    (Melia azedarach) Árbol mediano, de hoja caduca, de la familia de las meliáceas, que se difundió desde el sudeste asiático a Sudáfrica y América, donde se naturalizó con rapidez tras su empleo como ornamental.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apraíso,paaríso,parasío,paraíos,paraísso,parraíso,paríaso,pparaíso,praaíso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for paraíso

Misspelling Variants of "paraíso"

apraíso7paaríso7parasío7paraíos7paraísso8parraíso8paríaso7pparaíso8
Misspelling Variants of "paraíso"

Frequency rank: #4,816 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paraíso"?
"paraíso" is spelled P-A-R-A-Í-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [paɾaˈiso].
What does "paraíso" mean?
As a noun, "paraíso" means: Lugar o estado de puro gozo que, de acuerdo a algunas religiones, espera a los justos tras la muerte.
What words are commonly confused with "paraíso"?
"paraíso" is commonly confused with "París", "pario", "payaso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paraíso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paraíso" is [paɾaˈiso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paraíso" come from?
"paraíso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.