parsimonia
Spanish, noun/paɾsiˈmonja/
parsimonia is spelled P-A-R-S-I-M-O-N-I-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 80,775th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parsimonia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “parsimony” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Moderación en el gasto y en los placeres”.
What does parsimonia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparsimony
- 2
femininefrugality
- 3
femininecalmness, unhurriedness
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Moderación en el gasto y en los placeres. 2. Calma y lentitud excesivas en el habla y en las acciones. 3. Por extensión, preferencia por la explicación más simple entre varias alternativas, usada como principio heurístico en la ciencia moderna. 4. Circunspección, templanza.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of parsimonia
- parsimonias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parsimonia?
- /paɾsiˈmonja/
- [paɾ.siˈmo.nja]
- [paɾsiˈmonja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parsimonia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parsimonia in Spanish?
parsimonia appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).