parva
[ˈpaɾβ̞a]
The verdict
“parva” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,840 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,840
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mies que ya está seca, segada y acarreada hasta la era, y dispuesta en círculo para ser trillada o beldada.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parva |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaɾβ̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #64,840 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parva” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
parva is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,840 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaɾβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
parva has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is parva, spelled P-A-R-V-A.
Definition
- 1Mies que ya está seca, segada y acarreada hasta la era, y dispuesta en círculo para ser trillada o beldada.
- 2Heno almacenado a campo abierto en un montículo para dárselo al ganado como forraje.^([cita requerida])
- 3Conjunto de tallos de maíz, con la mazorca incluida, se almacena en forma de cilindro como reserva.
- 4Ración de alimentos que en pequeña cantidad se come en la mañana, o en períodos de ayuno.
- 5Conjunto de comestibles menudos, generalmente horneados, con que se acompañan las bebidas calientes como té, café o chocolate, que incluyen galletas, pan, almojábanas, buñuelos y pastelitos.
- 6Cantidad muy grande de alguna cosa.
- 7Grupo numeroso de aves del mismo tipo, que vuelan juntas.
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.
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Using “parva”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpaɾβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.