paronomasia
Spanish, noun/paɾonoˈmasja/
paronomasia is spelled P-A-R-O-N-O-M-A-S-I-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish, the 246,963rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paronomasia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “paronomasia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tipo de similitud entre el sonido de un conjunto de palabras o vocablos, que solamente se diferencian por la…”.
What does paronomasia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparonomasia
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tipo de similitud entre el sonido de un conjunto de palabras o vocablos, que solamente se diferencian por la vocal que tiene el acento prosódico. 2. En general, similitud o semejanza en la forma entre dos o más palabras. 3. Grupo de palabras o vocablos que tienen estos tipos de similitud_(1, 2). 4. Figura o juego de palabras que consiste en combinar dentro de una frase o un párrafo vocablos con sonido similar pero significado diferente.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of paronomasia
- paronomasias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paronomasia?
- /paɾonoˈmasja/
- [pa.ɾo.noˈma.sja]
- [paɾonoˈmasja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is paronomasia in Spanish?
paronomasia appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).