parecer
[paɾeˈseɾ]
The verdict
“parecer” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,325 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #1,325
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tener cierto aspecto o apariencia; verse o ser considerado de determinada manera.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [paɾeˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,325 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parecer” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for parecer is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paɾeˈseɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,325 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for parecer, with forms such as "aprecer", "paercer", and "parceer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "prever", "prócer", "parecía", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is parecer, spelled P-A-R-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tener cierto aspecto o apariencia; verse o ser considerado de determinada manera.
- 2Causar cierta opinión, impresión o idea, con un matiz de duda.
- 3Dejarse ver o hacerse presente.
- 4Hacerse visible o presente algo que se había perdido.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprecer,paercer,parceer,pareccer,parecerr,parecre,pareecr,pareser,parrecer,pparecer,praecer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parecer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “parecer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-E-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paɾeˈseɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “prever” - see the side-by-side comparison. parecer vs prever
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.