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parecer

parecer is Spanish for to seem.

What parecer means

verb · #78

to seem

Example: Parece que va a llover.

It seems it is going to rain.

How common is it?

parecer is ranked #78 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the first hundred, which means you will meet it in almost every sentence you read or hear.

Nearby on the frequency list

Words with a similar frequency to parecer — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• la cosa — thing
• tanto — so much
• el hombre — man
• nuestro — our
• tan — so, as
• donde — where

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22