parvo

[ˈpaɾβ̞o]

/[ˈpaɾβ̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“parvo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De poca monta, en tamaño, cantidad o importancia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-parvo · parvo · Spanish

parvo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for parvo
PropertyValue
Headwordparvo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpaɾβ̞o]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “parvo” en español

parvono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parvo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpaɾβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De poca monta, en tamaño, cantidad o importancia.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for parvo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is parvo, spelled P-A-R-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    De poca monta, en tamaño, cantidad o importancia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how parvo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Si Kant hubiese fijado su atención en el cálculo de las probabilidades, del que quizá sólo tuvo muy parvo conocimiento, se habría orientado mejor

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parvo"?
"parvo" is spelled P-A-R-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaɾβ̞o].
What does "parvo" mean?
As an adjective, "parvo" means: De poca monta, en tamaño, cantidad o importancia.
How do you pronounce "parvo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parvo" is [ˈpaɾβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parvo" come from?
"parvo" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list