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para for, to (expressing a recipient); to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)

para is the #16 most common word in Spanish, a preposition. It means “for, to (expressing a recipient); to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)” and is pronounced /paɾa/.

#16frequency rank
0.82%of everyday Spanish text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of para

FormWhat it isMeaning
paraspluralfor
poraalternative, obsoletefor
paalternative, colloquialfor
alternative, colloquialfor

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