Paria
[ˈpaːʁia]
The verdict
“Paria” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die der niedrigsten oder gar keiner Kaste im indischen Kastensystem angehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-paria · Paria · German
Paria · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Paria |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaːʁia] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Paria“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Paria is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaːʁia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Paria in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Paria, spelled P-A-R-I-A.
Definition
- 1Person, die der niedrigsten oder gar keiner Kaste im indischen Kastensystem angehört
- 2Person, die am Rande der Gesellschaft steht und unterprivilegiert ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Paria appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die indischen Parias hingegen, über die nur Abstoßendes berichtet wird, eignen sich kaum für eine Erzählung über die Wiedergeburt eines Königsgeschlechts.“
„Unter etwa 80 Millionen Deutschen und Österreichern waren die Juden des Großdeutschen Reiches völlig abgesonderte Parias.“
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.