Parawissenschaft
[ˈpaːʁaˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]
The verdict
“Parawissenschaft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forschung, die sich mit Phänomenen und abnormalen Ereignissen beschäftigt
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Index DE-parawissenschaft · Parawissenschaft · German
Parawissenschaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Parawissenschaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaːʁaˌvɪsn̩ʃaft] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Parawissenschaft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Parawissenschaft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaːʁaˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forschung, die sich mit Phänomenen und abnormalen Ereignissen beschäftigt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Parawissenschaft, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Parawissenschaft, spelled P-A-R-A-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Forschung, die sich mit Phänomenen und abnormalen Ereignissen beschäftigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Parawissenschaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Parawissenschaft untersucht Phänomene und Anomalien.
This word in other languages
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.