parapeto
[paɾaˈpet̪o]
The verdict
“parapeto” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #59,504 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,504
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pared o baranda que se pone para defensa en los puentes, escaleras, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parapeto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paɾaˈpet̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #59,504 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parapeto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for parapeto is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paɾaˈpet̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,504 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for parapeto, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is parapeto, spelled P-A-R-A-P-E-T-O.
Definition
- 1Pared o baranda que se pone para defensa en los puentes, escaleras, etc.
- 2Terraplén corto, formado sobre el principal, hacia la parte de la campaña, el cual defiende contra los golpes enemigos el pecho de los soldados que están en él.
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 “parapeto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-A-P-E-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paɾaˈpet̪o] (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.