parapolítica
[paɾapoˈlit̪ika]
The verdict
“parapolítica” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,192 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,192
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Actividad de gobierno y asuntos públicos influenciada por la relación con dirigentes o grupos paramilitares (grupos armados ilegales con orientación derechista).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parapolítica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paɾapoˈlit̪ika] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #90,192 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parapolítica” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
parapolítica is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,192 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paɾapoˈlit̪ika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Actividad de gobierno y asuntos públicos influenciada por la relación con dirigentes o grupos paramilitares (grupos armados ilegales con orientación derechista).".
No misspelling variants are generated for parapolítica in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is parapolítica, spelled P-A-R-A-P-O-L-Í-T-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Actividad de gobierno y asuntos públicos influenciada por la relación con dirigentes o grupos paramilitares (grupos armados ilegales con orientación derechista).
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 “parapolítica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-A-P-O-L-Í-T-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.