párroco

/[ˈparoko]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,209

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

párroco is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sacerdote encargado, en virtud del oficio que tiene, del cuidado, instrucción y pasto espiritual de una feligresía. Pronounced [ˈparoko]. Often confused with patrono and párrafo.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for párroco is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈparoko]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,209 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "patrono", "párrafo", "parezco", 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 párroco, spelled P-Á-R-R-O-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ppárroco,prároco,pároco,párorco,párrcoo,párrocco,párrooc,áprroco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for párroco

Misspelling Variants of "párroco"

ppárroco8prároco7pároco6párorco7párrcoo7párrocco8párrooc7áprroco7
Misspelling Variants of "párroco"

Frequency rank: #15,209 in Spanish

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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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.