parasitario

[paɾasiˈt̪aɾjo]

/[paɾasiˈt̪aɾjo]/ adj

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The verdict

“parasitario” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,257 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,257
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a los parásitos (seres que obtienen su sustento a costa de otros).

Corpus desk

Index ES-parasitario · parasitario · Spanish

parasitario · rank #92,257 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,257
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH papayas

Nearest frequency peer: papayas (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “parasitario”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “parasitario” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for parasitario
PropertyValue
Headwordparasitario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[paɾasiˈt̪aɾjo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#92,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “parasitario” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.parasitariocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “papayas” (#92,256), “partid” (#92,259), “palentino” (#92,254). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “parasitario” va en #92,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parasitario is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,257 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paɾasiˈt̪aɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que pertenece o concierne a los parásitos (seres que obtienen su sustento a costa de otros).".

parasitario has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is parasitario, spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a los parásitos (seres que obtienen su sustento a costa de otros).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how parasitario appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eran insostenibles, lo entendía cualquiera. La Iglesia tenía gran responsabilidad al respecto. Precavida contra el “mercado”, nunca había dicho una palabra contra aquel monstruo parasitario. Al contrario, lo había nutrido y hecho crecer, despreocupada de sus efectos sobre las cuentas públicas y el mercado de trabajo. Las “organizaciones populares” que ell…

Synonyms

parasítico

This word in other languages

parasitic(English)parasitaire(Français)parasitär(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parasitario"?
"parasitario" is spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [paɾasiˈt̪aɾjo].
What does "parasitario" mean?
As an adjective, "parasitario" means: Que pertenece o concierne a los parásitos (seres que obtienen su sustento a costa de otros).
How do you pronounce "parasitario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parasitario" is [paɾasiˈt̪aɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parasitario", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

peyorativos#92,284piedrecitas#92,289norcoreanas#92,224presuntuosa#92,314

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list