Paganini
"paganini" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Paganini” is uncommon English (frequency #75,262 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,262
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One of a set of blocks for raising the height of a person or equipment.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paganini · Paganini · English
Paganini · rank #75,262 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,262
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Pahlavi
Nearest frequency peer: Pahlavi (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Paganini”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- occlusive
occlusive
24,747 corpus weight
- overworld
overworld
24,741 corpus weight
- Paganini
Paganini
24,739 corpus weight
- Pahlavi
Pahlavi
24,738 corpus weight
- palfrey
palfrey
24,736 corpus weight
- pappa
pappa
24,732 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Paganini” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Paganini |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #75,262 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Paganini” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Paganini is uncommon English at frequency #75,262 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One of a set of blocks for raising the height of a person or equipment.".
Paganini has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian Paganini. The correct English form is Paganini, spelled P-A-G-A-N-I-N-I.
Definition
- 1One of a set of blocks for raising the height of a person or equipment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Paganini appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hannah King stands on 'paganinis' (wooden blocks) to embrace Patrick Ryecart […]
[…] a small wedge of wood used to hold open doors and level furniture on the set. Usually carried by the stagehands, standby carpenters, etc., its use is more precise than Paganinis.
Etymology
From Italian Paganini.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).