parénquima
[paˈɾẽŋkima]
The verdict
“parénquima” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,361 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,361
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tejido vegetal inespecializado que conforma la mayor parte de la planta.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parénquima |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈɾẽŋkima] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #80,361 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parénquima” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
parénquima is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,361 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈɾẽŋkima]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
parénquima has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 parénquima, spelled P-A-R-É-N-Q-U-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1Tejido vegetal inespecializado que conforma la mayor parte de la planta.
- 2Tejido que forma la parte funcional de un órgano, por oposición al tejido de sostén.
This word in other languages
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 “parénquima”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-É-N-Q-U-I-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈɾẽŋkima] (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
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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.