Which to use
“paradas” is a participle and “parará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,725
- “paradas” frequency rank
- #36,729
- “parará” frequency rank
- 47454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paradas | parará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de parado. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de parar o de pararse. |
Where the eye mixes paradas and parará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. paradas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against parará's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses paradas with parará
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: paradas is [paˈɾað̞as] while parará is [paɾaˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paradas is recorded at frequency rank #10,725, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paˈɾað̞as]. parará is at rank #36,729, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɾaˈɾa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47454, this pair ranks #119,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paradas vs parará
Shared letters: apr. Private to "paradas": ds. Private to "parará": á.
"paradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "parará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- paradas ← apradas · paardas · paraads · paradass · paraddas · paradsa · pardaas · parradas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "paradas" and "parará" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "paradas" or "parará" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "paradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paradas" and "parará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parará vs parca". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #119,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.