Paradoxon

[paˈʁaːdɔksɔn]

/[paˈʁaːdɔksɔn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Paradoxon” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,725. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,725
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch gängige Logik unauflösbarer Widerspruch

Corpus desk

Index DE-paradoxon · Paradoxon · German

Paradoxon · rank #31,725 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,725
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Overall

Nearest frequency peer: Overall (-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 „Paradoxon“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Paradoxon“ 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).

Paradoxon vs paradox
67% similar

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

Key facts for Paradoxon
PropertyValue
HeadwordParadoxon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈʁaːdɔksɔn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,725
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Paradoxon“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Paradoxonliegt 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: „Overall“ (#31,724), „Pauschalen“ (#31,726), „Ostermontag“ (#31,723). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Paradoxon“ bei #31,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Paradoxon (IPA [paˈʁaːdɔksɔn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,725 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durch gängige Logik unauflösbarer Widerspruch".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Paradoxon, with forms such as "apradoxon", "paardoxon", and "paraddoxon". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "paradox", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Paradoxon, spelled P-A-R-A-D-O-X-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch gängige Logik unauflösbarer Widerspruch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein undurchdringlicher Schild und eine Lanze, die alles durchdringt, sind ein Paradoxon.
  2. „Dieses Paradoxon führte zu einer grundlegenden Krise in der griechischen Wissenschaft und Philosophie, und darum ist alles, was mit der Geschichte der Inkommensurablen zusammenhängt, für die Wissenschaftshistoriker von großer Bedeutung.“

Synonyms

ein Widerspruch in sichein Ding der Unmöglichkeit

This word in other languages

paradox(English)paradoja(Español)paradoxe(Français)paradoxo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apradoxon
  • paardoxon
  • paraddoxon
  • paradooxn
  • paradoxno
  • paradoxonn
  • paradoxxon
  • paradxoon
  • paraodxon
  • pardaoxon
  • parradoxon
  • pparadoxon
  • praadoxon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apradoxon2paardoxon2paraddoxon1paradooxn2paradoxno2paradoxonn1paradoxxon1paradxoon2
Edit distance from "Paradoxon"

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 "Paradoxon"?
"Paradoxon" is spelled P-A-R-A-D-O-X-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈʁaːdɔksɔn].
What does "Paradoxon" mean?
As a noun, "Paradoxon" means: durch gängige Logik unauflösbarer Widerspruch
What words are commonly confused with "Paradoxon"?
"Paradoxon" is commonly confused with "paradox". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Paradoxon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Paradoxon" is [paˈʁaːdɔksɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Paradoxon" come from?
"Paradoxon" 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 "Paradoxon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list