Paragon

noun

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The verdict

“Paragon” is an uncommon German word, ranked #63,628 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#63,628
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schriftgrad von 18 Punkt

Key facts for Paragon
PropertyValue
HeadwordParagon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,628
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Paragon” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Paragon lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Paragon is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #63,628 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Paragon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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. The correct German form is Paragon, spelled P-A-R-A-G-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schriftgrad von 18 Punkt
  2. 2
    Kassenblock

Synonyms

anderthalbCiceroKassenblockRechnungsblock

Antonyms

RegistrierkasseBondrucker

This word in other languages

paragon(English)

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 "Paragon"?
"Paragon" is spelled P-A-R-A-G-O-N.
What does "Paragon" mean?
As a noun, "Paragon" means: Schriftgrad von 18 Punkt
What language does "Paragon" come from?
"Paragon" 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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Using “Paragon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-A-R-A-G-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list