parasitären

[paʁaziˈtɛːʁən]

/[paʁaziˈtɛːʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“parasitären” is uncommon German (frequency #97,494 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,494
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär

Key facts for parasitären
PropertyValue
Headwordparasitären
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[paʁaziˈtɛːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#97,494
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parasitären” 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). parasitären lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

parasitären is uncommon German at frequency #97,494 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paʁaziˈtɛːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

parasitären doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 parasitären, spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-Ä-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär

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 "parasitären"?
"parasitären" is spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-Ä-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁaziˈtɛːʁən].
What does "parasitären" mean?
As an adjective, "parasitären" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs parasitär
How do you pronounce "parasitären"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parasitären" is [paʁaziˈtɛːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parasitären" come from?
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Using “parasitären”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-A-R-A-S-I-T-Ä-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [paʁaziˈtɛːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list