Paralyse
German, noun/ˌpaʁaˈlyːzə/
Paralyse is spelled P-A-R-A-L-Y-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paralyse is a German feminine noun meaning “paralysis (loss of muscle control)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Lähmung, lähmende Krankheit”.
What does Paralyse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparalysis (loss of muscle control)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lähmung, lähmende Krankheit 2. eine vollständige Lähmung der Skelettmuskeln, Plegie 3. die Unfähigkeit zu funktionieren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Paralyse
- Paralysen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Paralyse?
- /ˌpaʁaˈlyːzə/
- [paʁaˈlyːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Paralyse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Paralyse in German?
Paralyse appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).