Parade

[paˈʁaːdə]

/[paˈʁaːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Parade” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,720
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - festliche, feierliche Aufstellung, Vorbeimarsch, Zurschaustellung, Präsentation

Corpus desk

Index DE-parade · Parade · German

Parade · rank #11,720 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,720
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pablo

Nearest frequency peer: Pablo (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Parade“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Parade“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Parade vs parat
50% similar
Parade vs pride
50% similar
Parade vs Pfade
67% similar

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

Key facts for Parade
PropertyValue
HeadwordParade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈʁaːdə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,720
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Parade“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Paradeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pablo“ (#11,719), „Objekten“ (#11,718), „perfektes“ (#11,722). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Parade“ bei #11,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Parade (IPA [paˈʁaːdə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,720 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Parade, with forms such as "aprade", "paarde", and "paradde". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "parat", "pride", "Pfade", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Parade, spelled P-A-R-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    festliche, feierliche Aufstellung, Vorbeimarsch, Zurschaustellung, Präsentation
  2. 2
    Abwehr von Bällen, Schlägen, Stichen und Ähnlichem
  3. 3
    Reithilfe zum Anhalten eines Pferdes, zur Aufnahme einer anderen Gangart
  4. 4
    die Abwehr einer Drohung
  5. 5
    festliche, feierliche Aufstellung und Vorbeimarsch (auch Vorbeiflug) von Truppen nach festem Plan oder Ablauf, mit bestimmten Regularien, zu bestimmten Anlässen
  6. 6
    Entgegnung, Widerspruch in die Parade fahren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Parade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Es gibt Ihnen die Möglichkeit, die besten Kostüme der ersten Samba-Schulen noch vor der Parade aus erster Hand bewundern zu können – und in allen fantastischen Details!“
  2. „Torhüter T. O., der mit 28 Paraden die gegnerischen Angreifer zur Bedeutungslosigkeit degradierte, und F. J. mit zehn Toren, der den Wettbewerb um den erfolgreichsten Torschützen in den Schlussminuten knapp gegen N. K. (8) gewann.“

Synonyms

Defilee

This word in other languages

parade(English)desfile(Español)défilé(Français)parada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprade
  • paarde
  • paradde
  • paraed
  • pardae
  • parrade
  • pparade
  • praade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Parade - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aprade2paarde2paradde1paraed2pardae2parrade1pparade1praade2
Edit distance from "Parade"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Parade"?
"Parade" is spelled P-A-R-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈʁaːdə].
What does "Parade" mean?
As a noun, "Parade" means: festliche, feierliche Aufstellung, Vorbeimarsch, Zurschaustellung, Präsentation
What words are commonly confused with "Parade"?
"Parade" is commonly confused with "parat", "pride", "Pfade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Parade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Parade" is [paˈʁaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Parade" come from?
"Parade" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prägen#11,728Psyche#11,729morden#11,710Monaco#11,709

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Mönch8 variantsQuoten8 variantsmodels8 variantsLaster8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list