parecido
[paɾeˈsið̞o]
The verdict
“parecido” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,517. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,517
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Con características en común, iguales o comparables a las de otro ser.
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 | parecido |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [paɾeˈsið̞o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,517 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parecido” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around parecido (IPA [paɾeˈsið̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,517 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Con características en común, iguales o comparables a las de otro ser.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for parecido, with forms such as "aprecido", "paercido", and "parceido". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "precio", "parido", "partido", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is parecido, spelled P-A-R-E-C-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1Con características en común, iguales o comparables a las de otro ser.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aprecido
- paercido
- parceido
- pareccido
- parecdio
- pareciddo
- pareciod
- pareicdo
- paresido
- parrecido
- pparecido
- praecido
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parecido - 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.
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 “parecido”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-E-C-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paɾeˈsið̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “precio” - see the side-by-side comparison. parecido vs precio
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.