Paralipse
[paʁaˈlɪpsə]
The verdict
“Paralipse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine rhetorische Figur, bei der der Redner ankündigt, zu einem bestimmten Thema nichts zu sagen und dieses gerade damit besonders hervorhebt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Paralipse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paʁaˈlɪpsə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Paralipse” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Paralipse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paʁaˈlɪpsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine rhetorische Figur, bei der der Redner ankündigt, zu einem bestimmten Thema nichts zu sagen und dieses gerade damit besonders hervorhebt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Paralipse, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Paralipse, spelled P-A-R-A-L-I-P-S-E.
Definition
- 1eine rhetorische Figur, bei der der Redner ankündigt, zu einem bestimmten Thema nichts zu sagen und dieses gerade damit besonders hervorhebt
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.
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Using “Paralipse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-R-A-L-I-P-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paʁaˈlɪpsə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.