Which to use
“parar” is a verb and “pera” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,259
- “parar” frequency rank
- #13,975
- “pera” frequency rank
- 16234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parar | pera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Detener; evitar el avance, el movimiento o la acción de algo o de alguien. | Fruto del peral (Pyrus communis) y otras especies afines. Es un pomo suculento, de pulpa blanca y fina piel que va del verde claro al rojo intenso, cuya característica forma con un extremo más grueso que el otro se denomina por antonomasia piriforme. Es uno de los frutos más cultivados en las regiones frías de Europa, junto con la manzana. |
Where the eye mixes parar and pera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between parar and pera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parar is [paˈɾaɾ] while pera is [ˈpeɾa]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parar is recorded at frequency rank #2,259, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈɾaɾ]. pera is at rank #13,975, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɾa].
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 16234, this pair ranks #276,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parar vs pera
Shared letters: apr. Private to "parar": -. Private to "pera": e.
"parar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parar" for "pera" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "parar" or "pera" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parar" and "pera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parar" and "pera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pera vs PRC". 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 #276,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.