Which to use
“parezca” and “parezco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,273
- “parezca” frequency rank
- #10,727
- “parezco” frequency rank
- 15000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parezca | parezco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de parecer o de parecerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de parecer o de parecerse. |
Where the eye mixes parezca and parezco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between parezca and parezco
A purely visual mix-up. parezca ([paˈɾeska]) and parezco ([paˈɾesko]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “parezca” becomes o in “parezco”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parezca is recorded at frequency rank #4,273, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈɾeska]. parezco is at rank #10,727, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈɾesko].
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 15000, this pair ranks #281,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parezca vs parezco
Shared letters: aceprz. Private to "parezca": -. Private to "parezco": o.
"parezca" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "parezco" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parezca" and "parezco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "parezca" or "parezco" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parezca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parezco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parezca" and "parezco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parca vs parezca". 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 #281,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.