# Parasit

> German word · Noun · IPA [paʁaˈziːt] · frequency rank #35,374

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

## Easily confused with
- **parat** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/parasit-vs-parat)
- **Parasiten** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/parasit-vs-parasiten)
- **Palast** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/palast-vs-parasit)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aprasit`, `paarsit`, `paraist`, `parasitt`, `parassit`, `parasti`, `parrasit`, `parsait`, `pparasit`, `praasit`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/parasit