Paraklet
[paʁaˈkleːt]
The verdict
“Paraklet” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehrfach im Johannes-Evangelium verwendeter Begriff, der in der christlichen Theologie gewöhnlich mit dem Heiligen Geist identifiziert wird
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Index DE-paraklet · Paraklet · German
Paraklet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Paraklet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paʁaˈkleːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Paraklet“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Paraklet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paʁaˈkleːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mehrfach im Johannes-Evangelium verwendeter Begriff, der in der christlichen Theologie gewöhnlich mit dem Heiligen Geist identifiziert wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Paraklet, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Paraklet, spelled P-A-R-A-K-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1mehrfach im Johannes-Evangelium verwendeter Begriff, der in der christlichen Theologie gewöhnlich mit dem Heiligen Geist identifiziert wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Paraklet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wimmernd und schluchzend heulte es seinen Fluch über den Pfuhl seiner Geburt; und er lag mit ohnmächtig klappernden Kiefern da und wehrte sich gegen die Nacht, wie ein verrückter, vom Wehklagen der Vorhölle umdrohter Paraklet.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.