Paroli bieten

[paˈʁoːli ˈbiːtn̩]

/[paˈʁoːli ˈbiːtn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“Paroli bieten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem etwas Gleichwertiges oder Mächtigeres entgegensetzen, wirksam entgegentreten

Corpus desk

Index DE-paroli-bieten · Paroli bieten · German

Paroli bieten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for Paroli bieten
PropertyValue
HeadwordParoli bieten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[paˈʁoːli ˈbiːtn̩]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Paroli bieten“ im Deutschen

Paroli bietenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Paroli bieten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [paˈʁoːli ˈbiːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Paroli bieten has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Paroli bieten, spelled P-A-R-O-L-I- -B-I-E-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem etwas Gleichwertiges oder Mächtigeres entgegensetzen, wirksam entgegentreten
  2. 2
    einer Sache etwas Gleichwertiges oder Mächtigeres entgegensetzen, wirksam entgegentreten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Microsoft will damit vor allem eine gigantische Reichweite der Yahoo!-Dienste im Internet einkaufen, die dazu beitragen soll, dem bisherigen Online-Marktführer Google besser Paroli bieten zu können.
  2. Vor allem bei den Jungen kommt der pausbäckige 34-Jährige, der im Fernsehen frech und schlagfertig den Berufspolitikern Paroli bietet, gut an.

Synonyms

dagegenhaltendie Stirn bietendoppelt heimzahlennichts schuldig bleibensich widersetzensich zur Wehr setzen

Antonyms

aufgebensich fügennachgebenetwas verloren geben

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Paroli bieten"?
"Paroli bieten" is spelled P-A-R-O-L-I- -B-I-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈʁoːli ˈbiːtn̩].
What does "Paroli bieten" mean?
As a phrase, "Paroli bieten" means: jemandem etwas Gleichwertiges oder Mächtigeres entgegensetzen, wirksam entgegentreten
How do you pronounce "Paroli bieten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Paroli bieten" is [paˈʁoːli ˈbiːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Paroli bieten" come from?
"Paroli bieten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list