parricida
[pariˈsið̞a]
The verdict
“parricida” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que mata a un familiar, en especial a su padre o madre.
Corpus desk
Index ES-parricida · parricida · Spanish
parricida · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parricida |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pariˈsið̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “parricida” en español
Rare enough to double-check
parricida is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pariˈsið̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que mata a un familiar, en especial a su padre o madre.".
parricida has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 parricida, spelled P-A-R-R-I-C-I-D-A.
Definition
- 1Persona que mata a un familiar, en especial a su padre o madre.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.