paralysieren
[paʁalyˈziːʁən]
The verdict
“paralysieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden so beeinträchtigen, dass er fast nichts mehr tun kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-paralysieren · paralysieren · German
paralysieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | paralysieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [paʁalyˈziːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „paralysieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
paralysieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [paʁalyˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden so beeinträchtigen, dass er fast nichts mehr tun kann".
Zero misspellings are on record for paralysieren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is paralysieren, spelled P-A-R-A-L-Y-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden so beeinträchtigen, dass er fast nichts mehr tun kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how paralysieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach dem erlittenen Schock wirkte sie wie paralysiert.
Die Angst paralysierte mich.
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.