Paraguay
[ˈpaːʁaɡvaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Paraguay” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #27,888 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #27,888
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Land im Inneren Südamerikas
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Paraguay |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaːʁaɡvaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #27,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Paraguay” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Paraguay is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpaːʁaɡvaɪ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,888 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Land im Inneren Südamerikas".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Paraguay, with forms such as "apraguay", "paarguay", and "paragauy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Paragraf", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Paraguay, spelled P-A-R-A-G-U-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Land im Inneren Südamerikas
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apraguay,paarguay,paragauy,paragguay,paraguayy,paraguya,paraugay,pargauay,parraguay,pparaguay,praaguay
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Paraguay - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Paraguay”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-R-A-G-U-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpaːʁaɡvaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Paragraf” - see the side-by-side comparison. Paraguay vs Paragraf
- 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.