páramo
Spanish, noun/ˈpaɾamo/
páramo is spelled P-Á-R-A-M-O (6 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,645th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Páramo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “wasteland, badlands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Terreno yermo, plano y expuesto al viento, a menudo elevado”.
What does páramo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewasteland, badlands
- 2
masculinemoor
- 3
masculineparamo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Terreno yermo, plano y expuesto al viento, a menudo elevado. 2. Por extensión cualquier lugar inhóspito, frío y sin abrigo. 3. Por extensión, periodo o situación que carece de cultura. 4. Lluvia menuda que cae suavemente, acompañada de viento frío que corre desde las tierras altas.
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.
Forms of páramo
- páramos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce páramo?
- /ˈpaɾamo/
- [ˈpa.ɾa.mo]
- [ˈpaɾamo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to páramo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is páramo in Spanish?
páramo appears 2.5 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).