Parochie
[paʁɔˈxiː]
The verdict
“Parochie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rechtlich und organisatorisch abgegrenzte Gemeinschaft von Gläubigen in der Kirche, der ein Pfarrer vorsteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-parochie · Parochie · German
Parochie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Parochie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paʁɔˈxiː] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Parochie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Parochie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paʁɔˈxiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rechtlich und organisatorisch abgegrenzte Gemeinschaft von Gläubigen in der Kirche, der ein Pfarrer vorsteht".
No misspelling variants are generated for Parochie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Parochie, spelled P-A-R-O-C-H-I-E.
Definition
- 1rechtlich und organisatorisch abgegrenzte Gemeinschaft von Gläubigen in der Kirche, der ein Pfarrer vorsteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Parochie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aus Anlaß der 700-Jahrfeier der Kirche zu Röbel am Müritzsee hat die dortige aus mehreren Gemeinden bestehende Parochie ein Gedenkbuch erscheinen lassen, in welchem durch saubere Bilder anschaulich gemachte Aufsätze aus mannigfachen Wissensgebieten, wie Vorgeschichte, Sagen-, Familien-, Personal- und Gutsgeschichte vereinigt sind.“
Synonyms
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.