pare

[ˈpaɾe]

/[ˈpaɾe]/ noun

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The verdict

“pare” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,289. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,289
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de parar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pare · pare · Spanish

pare · rank #8,289 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,289
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH paloma

Nearest frequency peer: paloma (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pare”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pare” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pare vs pe
50% similar
pare vs por
50% similar
pare vs paz
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pare
PropertyValue
Headwordpare
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaɾe]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,289
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pare”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).parecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “paloma” (#8,288), “pechos” (#8,290), “pacífica” (#8,287). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pare” va en #8,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around pare (IPA [ˈpaɾe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,289 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pare, with forms such as "apre", "paer", and "parre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pe", "por", "paz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 pare, spelled P-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de parar.
  2. 2
    Señal convencional de tráfico, representada normalmente por un cartel octogonal de color rojo con la inscripción «PARE» en letras blancas, que indica al conductor que debe detener completamente la marcha.
  3. 3
    Acción de generar deliberadamente una reacción de enojo o indignación en otro.
  4. 4
    Acción de pactar que quien tenga razón sobre algo que aún no se sabe o que está en duda, reciba un pago o compensación por haber acertado.
  5. 5
    Ayuda que se le brinda a alguien.
  6. 6
    Mecanismo que detiene o corta una acción mecánica.^([cita requerida]).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En el viaje de la vida hay que hacer un pare en el camino con el fin de evaluar lo que se ha hecho.

Synonyms

altostopdesafíoprovocaciónretoapuestafavor

This word in other languages

stop(English)stop(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apre
  • paer
  • parre
  • ppare
  • prae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pare - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apre2paer2parre1ppare1prae2
Edit distance from "pare"

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 "pare"?
"pare" is spelled P-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaɾe].
What does "pare" mean?
As a noun, "pare" means: Acción o efecto de parar.
What words are commonly confused with "pare"?
"pare" is commonly confused with "pe", "por", "paz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pare" is [ˈpaɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pare" come from?
"pare" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hall#8,265seda#8,313spam#8,320cool#8,242

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

dueña5 variantsboom5 variantsalfa5 variantsteme5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list