parábola

noun

The verdict

“parábola” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,078
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - espécie do alegoria, ou comparação de objetos remotamente relacionados, contendo geralmente preceito ou doutrina moral

Key facts for parábola
PropertyValue
Headwordparábola
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,078
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parábola” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). parábola lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around parábola, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,078 among 3,113 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for parábola, with forms such as "aprábola", "parbáola", and "parrábola". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is parábola, spelled P-A-R-Á-B-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    espécie do alegoria, ou comparação de objetos remotamente relacionados, contendo geralmente preceito ou doutrina moral
  2. 2
    curva plana cujos pontos distam igualmente de um ponto fixo e de uma reta fixa
  3. 3
    dobadoira dobrada, isto é, com duas ordens de travessas, cruzadas

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprábola
  • parbáola
  • parrábola
  • parábbola
  • parábloa
  • paráboal
  • parábolla
  • paráobla
  • paárbola
  • pparábola
  • praábola

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parábola - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aprábola2parbáola2parrábola1parábbola1parábloa2paráboal2parábolla1paráobla2
Edit distance from "parábola"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parábola"?
"parábola" is spelled P-A-R-Á-B-O-L-A.
What does "parábola" mean?
As a noun, "parábola" means: espécie do alegoria, ou comparação de objetos remotamente relacionados, contendo geralmente preceito ou doutrina moral
What are common misspellings of "parábola"?
Common misspellings include "aprábola", "parbáola", "parrábola", "parábbola", "parábloa". The correct spelling is "parábola".
What language does "parábola" come from?
"parábola" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “parábola”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-R-Á-B-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list