párroco

[ˈparoko]

/[ˈparoko]/ noun

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The verdict

“párroco” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,209
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sacerdote encargado, en virtud del oficio que tiene, del cuidado, instrucción y pasto espiritual de una feligresía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-parroco · párroco · Spanish

párroco · rank #15,209 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,209
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH psicólogos

Nearest frequency peer: psicólogos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “párroco”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “párroco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

párroco vs patrono
57% similar
párroco vs párrafo
71% similar
párroco vs parezco
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for párroco
PropertyValue
Headwordpárroco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈparoko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,209
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “párroco”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).párrococae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “psicólogos” (#15,208), “rafa” (#15,210), “protegiendo” (#15,207). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “párroco” va en #15,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around párroco (IPA [ˈparoko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,209 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sacerdote encargado, en virtud del oficio que tiene, del cuidado, instrucción y pasto espiritual de una feligresía.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for párroco, with forms such as "ppárroco", "prároco", and "pároco". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "patrono", "párrafo", "parezco", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 párroco, spelled P-Á-R-R-O-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sacerdote encargado, en virtud del oficio que tiene, del cuidado, instrucción y pasto espiritual de una feligresía.

Synonyms

cura

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppárroco
  • prároco
  • pároco
  • párorco
  • párrcoo
  • párrocco
  • párrooc
  • áprroco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of párroco - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ppárroco1prároco2pároco1párorco2párrcoo2párrocco1párrooc2áprroco2
Edit distance from "párroco"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "párroco"?
"párroco" is spelled P-Á-R-R-O-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈparoko].
What does "párroco" mean?
As a noun, "párroco" means: Sacerdote encargado, en virtud del oficio que tiene, del cuidado, instrucción y pasto espiritual de una feligresía.
What words are commonly confused with "párroco"?
"párroco" is commonly confused with "patrono", "párrafo", "parezco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "párroco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "párroco" is [ˈparoko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "párroco" come from?
"párroco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "párroco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

repudio#15,215padecen#15,190oyentes#15,189otorgan#15,188

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

reinas8 variantsrepaso8 variantssalada8 variantsofende8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list