parroquia

[paˈrokja]

/[paˈrokja]/ noun

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The verdict

“parroquia” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,712
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En las iglesias católica, anglicana y ortodoxa, iglesia a la que le compete la predicación y la administración de los asuntos religiosos en un determinado territorio, parte de una diócesis.

Corpus desk

Index ES-parroquia · parroquia · Spanish

parroquia · rank #6,712 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,712
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH oraciones

Nearest frequency peer: oraciones (-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 “parroquia”

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corpus weight

What this shows “parroquia” 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).

parroquia vs parroquial
90% similar
parroquia vs parroquias
90% similar

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

Key facts for parroquia
PropertyValue
Headwordparroquia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈrokja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,712
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “parroquia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.parroquiacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “oraciones” (#6,711), “pe” (#6,713), “ofrecido” (#6,710). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “parroquia” va en #6,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around parroquia (IPA [paˈrokja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,712 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for parroquia, with forms such as "aprroquia", "paroquia", and "parorquia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "parroquial", "parroquias", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is parroquia, spelled P-A-R-R-O-Q-U-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    En las iglesias católica, anglicana y ortodoxa, iglesia a la que le compete la predicación y la administración de los asuntos religiosos en un determinado territorio, parte de una diócesis.
  2. 2
    Territorio que corresponde a una parroquia₁.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de fieles que habitan en una parroquia₂.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, conjunto de clientes habituales de un establecimiento.
  5. 5
    División político-territorial de mínimo rango que se emplea en algunas administraciones, como las regiones españolas de Galicia o Asturias, o los países de Ecuador o Venezuela.

This word in other languages

parish(English)paroisse(Français)paróquia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprroquia
  • paroquia
  • parorquia
  • parroqiua
  • parroqquia
  • parroquai
  • parrouqia
  • parrqouia
  • pparroquia
  • praroquia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parroquia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aprroquia2paroquia1parorquia2parroqiua2parroqquia1parroquai2parrouqia2parrqouia2
Edit distance from "parroquia"

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 "parroquia"?
"parroquia" is spelled P-A-R-R-O-Q-U-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈrokja].
What does "parroquia" mean?
As a noun, "parroquia" means: En las iglesias católica, anglicana y ortodoxa, iglesia a la que le compete la predicación y la administración de los asuntos religiosos en un determinado territorio, parte de una diócesis.
What words are commonly confused with "parroquia"?
"parroquia" is commonly confused with "parroquial", "parroquias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parroquia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parroquia" is [paˈrokja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parroquia" come from?
"parroquia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oraciones#6,711positivas#6,718pretenden#6,720responden#6,728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

mineral10 variantsmascota10 variantslatinos10 variantsacordar10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list