Parodie

/[paʁoˈdiː]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,649

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Parodie is aGermannoun. It means: literarische Gattung: verzerrende, übertreibende oder verspottende meist komische Nachahmung eines bekannten Werkes. Im Gegensatz zur Travestie erfolgt die Nachahmung unter Beibehaltung der Form, j... Pronounced [paʁoˈdiː]. Often confused with Partie and parole.

Key facts for Parodie
PropertyValue
HeadwordParodie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paʁoˈdiː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,649
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Parodie is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paʁoˈdiː]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,649 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Parodie, with forms such as "aprodie", "paordie", and "pardoie". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Partie", "parole", "Paroli", 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 Parodie, spelled P-A-R-O-D-I-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    literarische Gattung: verzerrende, übertreibende oder verspottende meist komische Nachahmung eines bekannten Werkes. Im Gegensatz zur Travestie erfolgt die Nachahmung unter Beibehaltung der Form, jedoch Verwendung eines anderen, nicht dazu passenden Inhalts
  2. 2
    jede komische, verspottende Nachahmung eines Vorbildes

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprodie,paordie,pardoie,paroddie,parodei,paroide,parrodie,pparodie,praodie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Parodie

Misspelling Variants of "Parodie"

aprodie7paordie7pardoie7paroddie8parodei7paroide7parrodie8pparodie8
Misspelling Variants of "Parodie"

Frequency rank: #14,649 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Parodie"?
"Parodie" is spelled P-A-R-O-D-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁoˈdiː].
What does "Parodie" mean?
As a noun, "Parodie" means: literarische Gattung: verzerrende, übertreibende oder verspottende meist komische Nachahmung eines bekannten Werkes. Im Gegensatz zur Travestie erfolgt die Nachahmung unter Beibehaltung der Form, j...
What words are commonly confused with "Parodie"?
"Parodie" is commonly confused with "Partie", "parole", "Paroli". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Parodie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Parodie" is [paʁoˈdiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Parodie" come from?
"Parodie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.