parra

/ˈpa.Rɐ/

//ˈpa.Rɐ// noun

The verdict

“parra” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #29,076) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#29,076
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ramo novo da videira

Corpus desk

Index PT-parra · parra · Portuguese

parra · rank #29,076 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,076
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH panelaço

Nearest frequency peer: panelaço (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “parra”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “parra” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

parra vs pata
60% similar
parra vs pera
60% similar
parra vs proa
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for parra
PropertyValue
Headwordparra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpa.Rɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,076
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “parra”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).parracai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “panelaço” (#29,073), “pace” (#29,071), “Piero” (#29,085). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “parra” fica em #29,076. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for parra is neighbouring look-alikes ("pata", "pera", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈpa.Rɐ/. Frequency #29,076 among 1,578 “P” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for parra, with forms such as "aprra", "pparra", and "prara". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pata", "pera", "proa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is parra, spelled P-A-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ramo novo da videira
  2. 2
    folha da vide
  3. 3
    dito, falar sem importância, sem informação

Synonyms

pâmpano

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprra
  • pparra
  • prara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parra - 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.

aprra2pparra1prara2
Edit distance from "parra"

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 "parra"?
"parra" is spelled P-A-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpa.Rɐ/.
What does "parra" mean?
As a noun, "parra" means: ramo novo da videira
What words are commonly confused with "parra"?
"parra" is commonly confused with "pata", "pera", "proa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parra" is /ˈpa.Rɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parra" come from?
"parra" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list