parapolicial
Spanish, adjective/paɾapoliˈθjal/
parapolicial is spelled P-A-R-A-P-O-L-I-C-I-A-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish, the 182,048th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parapolicial is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “parapolice (within the police force but above the law)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does parapolicial mean in English?
adjective
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femininemasculineparapolice (within the police force but above the law)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of parapolicial
- parapoliciales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parapolicial?
- /paɾapoliˈθjal/
- [pa.ɾa.po.liˈθjal]
- /paɾapoliˈsjal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is parapolicial in Spanish?
parapolicial appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).