Paris

/[paˈʁiːs]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,018

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Paris is aGermanname. It means: Metropole in Europa und Hauptstadt Frankreichs am Fluss Seine Pronounced [paˈʁiːs]. It ranks #1,018 in German word frequency. Often confused with pas and Pis.

Key facts for Paris
PropertyValue
HeadwordParis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[paˈʁiːs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,018
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Paris in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Paris is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈʁiːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,018 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Metropole in Europa und Hauptstadt Frankreichs am Fluss Seine".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Paris, with forms such as "apris", "pairs", and "pariss". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pas", "Pis", "Park", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Paris, spelled P-A-R-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Metropole in Europa und Hauptstadt Frankreichs am Fluss Seine

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apris,pairs,pariss,parris,parsi,pparis,prais

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Paris

Misspelling Variants of "Paris"

apris5pairs5pariss6parris6parsi5pparis6prais5
Misspelling Variants of "Paris"

Frequency rank: #1,018 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Paris"?
"Paris" is spelled P-A-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈʁiːs].
What does "Paris" mean?
As a name, "Paris" means: Metropole in Europa und Hauptstadt Frankreichs am Fluss Seine
What words are commonly confused with "Paris"?
"Paris" is commonly confused with "pas", "Pis", "Park". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Paris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Paris" is [paˈʁiːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Paris" come from?
"Paris" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.