parchís

[paɾˈt͡ʃis]

/[paɾˈt͡ʃis]/ noun

The verdict

“parchís” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,794 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,794
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ludo (juego).

Key facts for parchís
PropertyValue
Headwordparchís
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paɾˈt͡ʃis]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,794
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parchís” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). parchís lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parchís is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,794 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paɾˈt͡ʃis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ludo (juego).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for parchís, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is parchís, spelled P-A-R-C-H-Í-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ludo (juego).

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 "parchís"?
"parchís" is spelled P-A-R-C-H-Í-S. The IPA pronunciation is [paɾˈt͡ʃis].
What does "parchís" mean?
As a noun, "parchís" means: Ludo (juego).
How do you pronounce "parchís"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parchís" is [paɾˈt͡ʃis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parchís" come from?
"parchís" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “parchís”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-C-H-Í-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [paɾˈt͡ʃis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list