Which to use
“parada” and “paródia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,156
- “parada” frequency rank
- #10,058
- “paródia” frequency rank
- 12214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parada | paródia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de parar ou deter-se | imitação burlesca de uma obra literária |
Where the eye mixes parada and paródia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. parada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against paródia's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between parada and paródia
A purely visual mix-up. parada (/paˈɾa.dɐ/) and paródia (/pɐ.ˈɾɔ.djɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parada is recorded at frequency rank #2,156, classified as anoun, pronounced /paˈɾa.dɐ/. paródia is at rank #10,058, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈɾɔ.djɐ/.
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 12214, this pair ranks #60,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parada vs paródia
Shared letters: adpr. Private to "parada": -. Private to "paródia": ió.
"parada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "paródia" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- parada ← aprada · paarda · paraad · paradda · pardaa · parrada · pparada · praada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parada" for "paródia" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parada" vs "paródia" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paródia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parada" and "paródia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Panama vs parada". 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 #60,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.