parat

[paˈʁaːt]

/[paˈʁaːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“parat” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,108
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Hand, fertig zur Verwendung/Anwendung

Corpus desk

Index DE-parat · parat · German

parat · rank #11,108 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,108
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nutzern

Nearest frequency peer: Nutzern (-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 „parat“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „parat“ 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).

parat vs Park
40% similar
parat vs Prag
40% similar
parat vs past
60% similar

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

Key facts for parat
PropertyValue
Headwordparat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[paˈʁaːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,108
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „parat“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nutzern“ (#11,107), „Passiv“ (#11,109), „Notruf“ (#11,106). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „parat“ bei #11,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around parat (IPA [paˈʁaːt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,108 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for parat, with forms such as "aprat", "paart", and "paratt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Park", "Prag", "past", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 parat, spelled P-A-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Hand, fertig zur Verwendung/Anwendung
  2. 2
    erzeugt (zum Beispiel aus einem bestimmten Material)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Lösung hat im Moment noch niemand parat.
  2. „ihr kittel ist parat von seiden, die sie selbst zuvor gesponnen hat.“ (1637)

This word in other languages

ready(English)a punto(Español)prêt(Français)pronto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprat
  • paart
  • paratt
  • parrat
  • parta
  • pparat
  • praat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parat - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aprat2paart2paratt1parrat1parta2pparat1praat2
Edit distance from "parat"

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 "parat"?
"parat" is spelled P-A-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈʁaːt].
What does "parat" mean?
As an adjective, "parat" means: zur Hand, fertig zur Verwendung/Anwendung
What words are commonly confused with "parat"?
"parat" is commonly confused with "Park", "Prag", "past". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parat" is [paˈʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parat" come from?
"parat" 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 "parat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rügen#11,115Lloyd#11,090their#11,131Kante#11,076

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tippen7 variantsJubel7 variantsHerrin7 variantsfügen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list