Parasit

[paʁaˈziːt]

/[paʁaˈziːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Parasit” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,374
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schmarotzendes Lebewesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-parasit · Parasit · German

Parasit · rank #35,374 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,374
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Panthers

Nearest frequency peer: Panthers (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Parasit“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Parasit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Parasit vs parat
57% similar
Parasit vs Parasiten
78% similar
Parasit vs Palast
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Parasit
PropertyValue
HeadwordParasit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paʁaˈziːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,374
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Parasit“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Parasitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Panthers“ (#35,373), „Passus“ (#35,375), „pelle“ (#35,377). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Parasit“ bei #35,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Parasit (IPA [paʁaˈziːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,374 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Parasit, with forms such as "aprasit", "paarsit", and "paraist". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "parat", "Parasiten", "Palast", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Parasit, spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    schmarotzendes Lebewesen
  2. 2
    bildlich, abwertend: schmarotzender Zeitgenosse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Parasit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Parasit nimmt ohne zu geben.
  2. „Schon mit 29 Jahren veröffentlichte er als ersten Teil seiner Dissertation die Beschreibung von 70 Darmwürmern, die als Parasiten den Menschen und andere Wirbeltiere befallen.“

Synonyms

Schmarotzer

Antonyms

WirtSymbiontMutualistKonkurrentKommensalePrädatorWeidegängerRäuberParasitoid

This word in other languages

parasite(English)parásito(Español)parasite(Français)parasita(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprasit
  • paarsit
  • paraist
  • parasitt
  • parassit
  • parasti
  • parrasit
  • parsait
  • pparasit
  • praasit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Parasit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aprasit2paarsit2paraist2parasitt1parassit1parasti2parrasit1parsait2
Edit distance from "Parasit"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Parasit"?
"Parasit" is spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁaˈziːt].
What does "Parasit" mean?
As a noun, "Parasit" means: schmarotzendes Lebewesen
What words are commonly confused with "Parasit"?
"Parasit" is commonly confused with "parat", "Parasiten", "Palast". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Parasit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Parasit" is [paʁaˈziːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Parasit" come from?
"Parasit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list