identity parade
"identity-parade" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“identity parade” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A process by which a witness confirms the identity of a criminal suspect, by viewing the suspect together with other people who were not involved in the crime.
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Index EN-identity-parade · identity parade · English
identity parade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | identity parade |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “identity parade” in English
Rare enough to double-check
identity parade is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A process by which a witness confirms the identity of a criminal suspect, by viewing the suspect together with other people who were not involved in the crime.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for identity parade, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is identity parade, spelled I-D-E-N-T-I-T-Y- -P-A-R-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1A process by which a witness confirms the identity of a criminal suspect, by viewing the suspect together with other people who were not involved in the crime.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how identity parade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He moved through the circle and sat down on Cost’s left like a criminal taking his place in an identity parade.
‘I deny it, I utterly deny it, my movements were those I’ve given you.’ ‘Yet you refuse to take part in an identity parade?’
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.