Paradies

[paʁaˈdiːs]

/[paʁaˈdiːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Paradies” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,871
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Garten Eden (nach Überzeugung einiger Religionen [unter anderem auch des Christentums] der Ort, an den selige Menschen nach dem Tod kommen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-paradies · Paradies · German

Paradies · rank #5,871 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,871
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH nachträglich

Nearest frequency peer: nachträglich (-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 „Paradies“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Paradies“ 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).

Paradies vs Parodie
75% similar
Paradies vs parties
63% similar
Paradies vs paradise
63% similar

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

Key facts for Paradies
PropertyValue
HeadwordParadies
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paʁaˈdiːs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,871
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Paradies“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Paradiesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nachträglich“ (#5,870), „pflegen“ (#5,872), „Malerei“ (#5,869). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Paradies“ bei #5,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Paradies (IPA [paʁaˈdiːs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,871 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Paradies, with forms such as "apradies", "paardies", and "paraddies". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Parodie", "parties", "paradise", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Paradies, spelled P-A-R-A-D-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Garten Eden (nach Überzeugung einiger Religionen [unter anderem auch des Christentums] der Ort, an den selige Menschen nach dem Tod kommen)
  2. 2
    Ort der Seligkeit, der Freude
  3. 3
    portalähnlicher Vorbau bei Kirchen im Mittelalter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der sumerische Name für Paradies ist Dilmun.
  2. „Aber um an das Paradies zu glauben, muss man es nicht leibhaftig erlebt haben.“

Synonyms

EdenHimmelHimmelreichDilmumEldoradoHimmelGaliläaNarthex

Antonyms

Hölle

This word in other languages

Paradise(English)paraíso(Español)paradis(Français)paraíso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apradies
  • paardies
  • paraddies
  • paradeis
  • paradiess
  • paraides
  • pardaies
  • parradies
  • pparadies
  • praadies

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Paradies - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apradies2paardies2paraddies1paradeis2paradiess1paraides2pardaies2parradies1
Edit distance from "Paradies"

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 "Paradies"?
"Paradies" is spelled P-A-R-A-D-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁaˈdiːs].
What does "Paradies" mean?
As a noun, "Paradies" means: Garten Eden (nach Überzeugung einiger Religionen [unter anderem auch des Christentums] der Ort, an den selige Menschen nach dem Tod kommen)
What words are commonly confused with "Paradies"?
"Paradies" is commonly confused with "Parodie", "parties", "paradise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Paradies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Paradies" is [paʁaˈdiːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Paradies" come from?
"Paradies" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jegliche#5,857Teenager#5,887vermehrt#5,894Vernunft#5,895

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Scherz10 variantsjournal10 variantsGewerbe10 variantsankommen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list