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parálisis

Spanish, noun/paˈɾalisis/

parálisis is spelled P-A-R-Á-L-I-S-I-S (9 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,777th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parálisis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “paralysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Privación o disminución de la sensibilidad y del movimiento de una o varias partes del cuerpo, o bien solo…”.

What does parálisis mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineparalysis

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Privación o disminución de la sensibilidad y del movimiento de una o varias partes del cuerpo, o bien solo del movimiento o de la sensibilidad. 2. Detenimiento de una o más actividades.

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 parálisis?

  • /paˈɾalisis/
  • [paˈɾa.li.sis]
  • [paˈɾalisis]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to parálisis

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is parálisis in Spanish?

parálisis appears 3.7 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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