pararse

/[paˈɾaɾse]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,509

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

pararse is aSpanishverb. It means: Cesar en el movimiento o en la acción; no pasar adelante en ella; dejar de hacer algo. Pronounced [paˈɾaɾse]. Often confused with pasase and pasarse.

Key facts for pararse
PropertyValue
Headwordpararse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paˈɾaɾse]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,509
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pararse in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pararse is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈɾaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,509 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for pararse, with forms such as "aprarse", "paarrse", and "pararce". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "pasase", "pasarse", "pegarse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pararse, spelled P-A-R-A-R-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cesar en el movimiento o en la acción; no pasar adelante en ella; dejar de hacer algo.
  2. 2
    Ponerse de pie, levantarse.
  3. 3
    Ponerse en un estado diferente del que se tenía.
  4. 4
    Lograr una posición económica sólida.
  5. 5
    Estar listo o dispuesto para enfrentar un peligro o situación difícil.
  6. 6
    Tomar el tiempo para ejecutar una acción de modo consciente, deliberado, reflexivo.
  7. 7
    Dicho del pene: erguirse o ponerse erecto.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprarse,paarrse,pararce,parares,pararrse,pararsse,parasre,parrarse,parrase,ppararse,praarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pararse

Misspelling Variants of "pararse"

aprarse7paarrse7pararce7parares7pararrse8pararsse8parasre7parrarse8
Misspelling Variants of "pararse"

Frequency rank: #17,509 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pararse"?
"pararse" is spelled P-A-R-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈɾaɾse].
What does "pararse" mean?
As a verb, "pararse" means: Cesar en el movimiento o en la acción; no pasar adelante en ella; dejar de hacer algo.
What words are commonly confused with "pararse"?
"pararse" is commonly confused with "pasase", "pasarse", "pegarse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pararse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pararse" is [paˈɾaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pararse" come from?
"pararse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.