paratexto
Spanish, noun/paɾaˈteɡsto/
paratexto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “paratext” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cada uno de los elementos que acompañan al texto, que permiten contextualizarlo e influir en su…”.
What does paratexto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparatext
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cada uno de los elementos que acompañan al texto, que permiten contextualizarlo e influir en su interpretación.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of paratexto
- paratextos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paratexto?
- /paɾaˈteɡsto/
- [pa.ɾaˈt̪eɣ̞s.t̪o]
- [paɾaˈt̪ekst̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is paratexto in Spanish?
paratexto appears about once in every 45 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).