Parodie

[paʁoˈdiː]

/[paʁoˈdiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Parodie” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,649
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - literarische Gattung: verzerrende, übertreibende oder verspottende meist komische Nachahmung eines bekannten Werkes. Im Gegensatz zur Travestie erfolgt die Nachahmung unter Beibehaltung der Form, j...

Corpus desk

Index DE-parodie · Parodie · German

Parodie · rank #14,649 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,649
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Panther

Nearest frequency peer: Panther (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Parodie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Parodie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Parodie vs Partie
71% similar
Parodie vs parole
57% similar
Parodie vs Paroli
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Parodie“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Parodieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Panther“ (#14,648), „Pfeife“ (#14,650), „ostdeutschen“ (#14,647). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Parodie“ bei #14,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Parodie (IPA [paʁoˈdiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,649 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Parodie, with forms such as "aprodie", "paordie", and "pardoie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Parodie, spelled P-A-R-O-D-I-E.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Parodie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aus „Kennst du das Land, wo die Zitronen blühn?“ Goethe, Mignon, wird bei Erich Kästner als Parodie „Kennst du das Land, wo die Kanonen blühn?“
  2. „Die Satire verspottet die Menschen und deren Handeln, die Parodie belächelt die Machart, in der ein Autor seinen Gegenstand behandelt hat.“

Antonyms

OriginalTravestieZitat

This word in other languages

parody(English)parodia(Español)parodie(Français)paródia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprodie
  • paordie
  • pardoie
  • paroddie
  • parodei
  • paroide
  • parrodie
  • pparodie
  • praodie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Parodie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aprodie2paordie2pardoie2paroddie1parodei2paroide2parrodie1pparodie1
Edit distance from "Parodie"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Parodie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Panther#14,648Tablets#14,684Trauben#14,687Karsten#14,603

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Rachel9 variantsNickel9 variantsscreen9 variantsSlalom9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list