Paraphrase
[paʁaˈfʁaːzə]
The verdict
“Paraphrase” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (verdeutlichende) Umschreibung, Beschreibung mit anderen Worten
Corpus desk
Index DE-paraphrase · Paraphrase · German
Paraphrase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Paraphrase |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paʁaˈfʁaːzə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Paraphrase“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Paraphrase is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paʁaˈfʁaːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(verdeutlichende) Umschreibung, Beschreibung mit anderen Worten".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Paraphrase, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Paraphrase, spelled P-A-R-A-P-H-R-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1(verdeutlichende) Umschreibung, Beschreibung mit anderen Worten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Paraphrase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zu Bundespräsident kann man als Paraphrase „Präsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland“ bilden.
„Wir betrachten Paraphrasen als Methode der Untersuchung der lexikalischen Bedeutung und als Parallelkonstruktion zu einem Lexem, durch die bestimmte kommunikative Absichten verwirklicht werden sollten.“
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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.