Paralympische Spiele

[paʁaˈlʏmpɪʃə ˈʃpiːlə]

/[paʁaˈlʏmpɪʃə ˈʃpiːlə]/ phrase

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The verdict

“Paralympische Spiele” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sportliches Großereignis des Behindertensports, das alle vier Jahre, direkt auf die Olympischen Spiele folgend, stattfindet

Key facts for Paralympische Spiele
PropertyValue
HeadwordParalympische Spiele
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[paʁaˈlʏmpɪʃə ˈʃpiːlə]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Paralympische Spiele” sits in German frequency

Paralympische Spiele falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Paralympische Spiele is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [paʁaˈlʏmpɪʃə ˈʃpiːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sportliches Großereignis des Behindertensports, das alle vier Jahre, direkt auf die Olympischen Spiele folgend, stattfindet".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Paralympische Spiele, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Paralympische Spiele, spelled P-A-R-A-L-Y-M-P-I-S-C-H-E- -S-P-I-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sportliches Großereignis des Behindertensports, das alle vier Jahre, direkt auf die Olympischen Spiele folgend, stattfindet

Synonyms

Paralympics

This word in other languages

Paralympic Games(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Paralympische Spiele"?
"Paralympische Spiele" is spelled P-A-R-A-L-Y-M-P-I-S-C-H-E- -S-P-I-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁaˈlʏmpɪʃə ˈʃpiːlə].
What does "Paralympische Spiele" mean?
As a phrase, "Paralympische Spiele" means: sportliches Großereignis des Behindertensports, das alle vier Jahre, direkt auf die Olympischen Spiele folgend, stattfindet
How do you pronounce "Paralympische Spiele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Paralympische Spiele" is [paʁaˈlʏmpɪʃə ˈʃpiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Paralympische Spiele" come from?
"Paralympische Spiele" 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 “Paralympische Spiele”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-A-R-A-L-Y-M-P-I-S-C-H-E- -S-P-I-E-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [paʁaˈlʏmpɪʃə ˈʃpiːlə] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list