Paroxysmus
German, noun/paʁɔˈksʏsmʊs/
Paroxysmus is spelled P-A-R-O-X-Y-S-M-U-S (10 letters) and appears about once in every 89 million words in written German, the 594,587th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paroxysmus is a German masculine noun meaning “paroxysm (random or sudden outburst; explosive event during a volcanic eruption; sudden recurrence of a disease)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Folge von sich steigernden Vulkanausbrüchen”.
What does Paroxysmus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparoxysm (random or sudden outburst; explosive event during a volcanic eruption; sudden recurrence of a disease)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Folge von sich steigernden Vulkanausbrüchen 2. Fieberschub, Ausbruch von Krankheitssymptomen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Paroxysmus
- Paroxysmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Paroxysmus?
- /paʁɔˈksʏsmʊs/
- [paʁɔˈksʏsmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Paroxysmus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Paroxysmus in German?
Paroxysmus appears about once in every 89 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).