paralysiert

[paʁalyˈziːɐ̯t]

/[paʁalyˈziːɐ̯t]/ verb

The verdict

“paralysiert” is uncommon German (frequency #96,054 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,054
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs paralysieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-paralysiert · paralysiert · German

paralysiert · rank #96,054 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,054
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paradiese

Nearest frequency peer: Paradiese (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “paralysiert”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “paralysiert” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for paralysiert
PropertyValue
Headwordparalysiert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paʁalyˈziːɐ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#96,054
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “paralysiert” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). paralysiert lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

paralysiert is uncommon German at frequency #96,054 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [paʁalyˈziːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs paralysieren".

No misspelling variants are generated for paralysiert in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is paralysiert, spelled P-A-R-A-L-Y-S-I-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs paralysieren

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paralysiert"?
"paralysiert" is spelled P-A-R-A-L-Y-S-I-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁalyˈziːɐ̯t].
What does "paralysiert" mean?
As a verb, "paralysiert" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs paralysieren
How do you pronounce "paralysiert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paralysiert" is [paʁalyˈziːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paralysiert" come from?
"paralysiert" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paralysiert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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