parir

//paˈɾi(ʁ)/ [paˈɾi(h)]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,846

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

parir is aPortugueseverb. It means: a ação do parto; realizar o nascimento de uma nova vida gerada em um útero (nos animais vivíparos) Pronounced /paˈɾi(ʁ)/ [paˈɾi(h)]. Often confused with Park and paro.

Key facts for parir
PropertyValue
Headwordparir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/paˈɾi(ʁ)/ [paˈɾi(h)]
Letters5
Frequency rank#38,846
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of parir in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for parir is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /paˈɾi(ʁ)/ [paˈɾi(h)]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,846 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for parir, with forms such as "aprir", "pairr", and "parirr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Park", "paro", "parte", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is parir, spelled P-A-R-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    a ação do parto; realizar o nascimento de uma nova vida gerada em um útero (nos animais vivíparos)
  2. 2
    expelir (algo) de dentro de si
  3. 3
    fazer surgir (algo da ideia, da imaginação)

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprir,pairr,parirr,parri,parrir,pparir,prair

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for parir

Misspelling Variants of "parir"

aprir5pairr5parirr6parri5parrir6pparir6prair5
Misspelling Variants of "parir"

Frequency rank: #38,846 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parir"?
"parir" is spelled P-A-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /paˈɾi(ʁ)/ [paˈɾi(h)].
What does "parir" mean?
As a verb, "parir" means: a ação do parto; realizar o nascimento de uma nova vida gerada em um útero (nos animais vivíparos)
What words are commonly confused with "parir"?
"parir" is commonly confused with "Park", "paro", "parte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parir" is /paˈɾi(ʁ)/ [paˈɾi(h)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parir" come from?
"parir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.