par excellence
[paːɐ̯ ɛksəˈlɑ̃ːs]
The verdict
“par excellence” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in perfekter Vollendung, schlechthin
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | par excellence |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [paːɐ̯ ɛksəˈlɑ̃ːs] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “par excellence” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
par excellence is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [paːɐ̯ ɛksəˈlɑ̃ːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in perfekter Vollendung, schlechthin".
No generated misspelling entries exist for par excellence in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is par excellence, spelled P-A-R- -E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1in perfekter Vollendung, schlechthin
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “par excellence”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-R- -E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paːɐ̯ ɛksəˈlɑ̃ːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.