parar
/pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/, /pɐ.ˈɾa/
The verdict
“parar” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #656 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #656
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - interromper um movimento ou uma ação
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/, /pɐ.ˈɾa/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #656 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for parar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/, /pɐ.ˈɾa/. Corpus data places it at rank #656 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for parar, with forms such as "aprar", "paarr", and "pararr". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Park", "paro", "pata", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is parar, spelled P-A-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1interromper um movimento ou uma ação
- 2encerrar-se, chegar ao final
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprar,paarr,pararr,parrar,pparar,praar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “parar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/, /pɐ.ˈɾa/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Park” - see the side-by-side comparison. parar vs Park
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.