Paradies

/[paʁaˈdiːs]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,871

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Paradies is aGermannoun. It means: Garten Eden (nach Überzeugung einiger Religionen [unter anderem auch des Christentums] der Ort, an den selige Menschen nach dem Tod kommen) Pronounced [paʁaˈdiːs]. It ranks #5,871 in German word frequency. Often confused with Parodie and parties.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Paradies is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paʁaˈdiːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,871 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Paradies, with forms such as "apradies", "paardies", and "paraddies". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Parodie", "parties", "paradise", 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 Paradies, spelled P-A-R-A-D-I-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apradies,paardies,paraddies,paradeis,paradiess,paraides,pardaies,parradies,pparadies,praadies

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Paradies

Misspelling Variants of "Paradies"

apradies8paardies8paraddies9paradeis8paradiess9paraides8pardaies8parradies9
Misspelling Variants of "Paradies"

Frequency rank: #5,871 in German

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 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.