Parade

/[paˈʁaːdə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,720

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

Parade is aGermannoun. It means: festliche, feierliche Aufstellung, Vorbeimarsch, Zurschaustellung, Präsentation Pronounced [paˈʁaːdə]. Often confused with parat and pride.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Parade in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Parade is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈʁaːdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,720 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Parade, with forms such as "aprade", "paarde", and "paradde". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Parade, spelled P-A-R-A-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprade,paarde,paradde,paraed,pardae,parrade,pparade,praade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Parade

Misspelling Variants of "Parade"

aprade6paarde6paradde7paraed6pardae6parrade7pparade7praade6
Misspelling Variants of "Parade"

Frequency rank: #11,720 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.