paralelo

[paɾaˈlelo]

/[paɾaˈlelo]/ adj

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The verdict

“paralelo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,866
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una recta o plano respecto a otra, que no se cortan en ninguno de sus puntos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-paralelo · paralelo · Spanish

paralelo · rank #5,866 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,866
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH orgánica

Nearest frequency peer: orgánica (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “paralelo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “paralelo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

paralelo vs paralelos
89% similar
paralelo vs paradero
75% similar
paralelo vs paralela
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for paralelo
PropertyValue
Headwordparalelo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[paɾaˈlelo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,866
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “paralelo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.paralelocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “orgánica” (#5,865), “parientes” (#5,867), “operar” (#5,864). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “paralelo” va en #5,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around paralelo (IPA [paɾaˈlelo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,866 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for paralelo, with forms such as "apralelo", "paarlelo", and "paraello". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "paralelos", "paradero", "paralela", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is paralelo, spelled P-A-R-A-L-E-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una recta o plano respecto a otra, que no se cortan en ninguno de sus puntos.
  2. 2
    Que está en semejanza o concordancia con algo.
  3. 3
    Dicho de dos o más procesos: que ocurren en paralelo.
  4. 4
    Dicho de un bus de datos: que admite el intercambio de información mediante varios canales de transmisión funcionando simultáneamente.

Synonyms

semejanteconcordantecorrespondientesimultáneo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apralelo
  • paarlelo
  • paraello
  • paralello
  • paraleol
  • parallelo
  • paralleo
  • parlaelo
  • parralelo
  • pparalelo
  • praalelo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paralelo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apralelo2paarlelo2paraello2paralello1paraleol2parallelo1paralleo2parlaelo2
Edit distance from "paralelo"

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 "paralelo"?
"paralelo" is spelled P-A-R-A-L-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [paɾaˈlelo].
What does "paralelo" mean?
As an adjective, "paralelo" means: Dicho de una recta o plano respecto a otra, que no se cortan en ninguno de sus puntos.
What words are commonly confused with "paralelo"?
"paralelo" is commonly confused with "paralelos", "paradero", "paralela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paralelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paralelo" is [paɾaˈlelo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paralelo" come from?
"paralelo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paralelo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

orgánica#5,865muchacha#5,860mecánica#5,856retirada#5,885

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

levante11 variantsiniciado11 variantsindicado11 variantsseñalado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list