párrafo

/[ˈparafo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,722

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

párrafo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Unidad de discurso en el texto escrito Pronounced [ˈparafo]. It ranks #6,722 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Parral and párroco.

Key facts for párrafo
PropertyValue
Headwordpárrafo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈparafo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,722
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of párrafo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for párrafo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈparafo]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,722 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for párrafo, with forms such as "ppárrafo", "prárafo", and "párafo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Parral", "párroco", "párrafos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is párrafo, spelled P-Á-R-R-A-F-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unidad de discurso en el texto escrito
  2. 2
    Fragmento de un texto separado por lineas en blanco.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ppárrafo,prárafo,párafo,párarfo,párraffo,párraof,párrfao,áprrafo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for párrafo

Misspelling Variants of "párrafo"

ppárrafo8prárafo7párafo6párarfo7párraffo8párraof7párrfao7áprrafo7
Misspelling Variants of "párrafo"

Frequency rank: #6,722 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "párrafo"?
"párrafo" is spelled P-Á-R-R-A-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈparafo].
What does "párrafo" mean?
As a noun, "párrafo" means: Unidad de discurso en el texto escrito
What words are commonly confused with "párrafo"?
"párrafo" is commonly confused with "Parral", "párroco", "párrafos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "párrafo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "párrafo" is [ˈparafo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "párrafo" come from?
"párrafo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.