Parasol

[pa.ʀaˈzoːl]

/[pa.ʀaˈzoːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Parasol” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,419 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,419
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parasol, sombrilla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-parasol · Parasol · Spanish

Parasol · rank #79,419 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,419
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH parlamentar

Nearest frequency peer: parlamentar (+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 “Parasol”

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 “Parasol” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Parasol
PropertyValue
HeadwordParasol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pa.ʀaˈzoːl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,419
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Parasol” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Parasolcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “parlamentar” (#79,420), “parpadeando” (#79,421), “Oya” (#79,414). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “Parasol” va en #79,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Parasol is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,419 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pa.ʀaˈzoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Parasol doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Parasol, spelled P-A-R-A-S-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parasol, sombrilla.
  2. 2
    (Macrolepiota procera) Galamperna.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wenn wir einmal in die Heiligtümer eingetreten sind, öffnet sich hinter jeder Schwelle ein Reich. So fand ich an jenem zweiten Fahrten-Tag bei meiner Heimkunft im Garten, den noch nie ein Pilz geziert, zwei Safranschirmpilze, hochstielig, mit geschwungenem Baldachin. Sie gleichen äußerlich dem Parasol, laufen aber bei Verletzung rötlich an.

Synonyms

Riesenschirmpilz

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 "Parasol"?
"Parasol" is spelled P-A-R-A-S-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [pa.ʀaˈzoːl].
What does "Parasol" mean?
As a noun, "Parasol" means: Parasol, sombrilla.
How do you pronounce "Parasol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Parasol" is [pa.ʀaˈzoːl]. 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 "Parasol", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list