parabolic

adj

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"parabolic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“parabolic” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,618
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.

Key facts for parabolic
PropertyValue
Headwordparabolic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,618
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parabolic” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). parabolic lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around parabolic, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,618 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for parabolic, with forms such as "aprabolic", "paarbolic", and "parabbolic". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós). The correct English form is parabolic, spelled P-A-R-A-B-O-L-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to a parable.
  3. 3
    Of a leaf: ovate-oblong or ovate, obtuse and contracted below the apex.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).

Synonyms

parabolical

This word in other languages

parabólico(Español)parabolique(Français)parabolisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprabolic
  • paarbolic
  • parabbolic
  • parabloic
  • paraboilc
  • parabolci
  • parabolicc
  • parabollic
  • paraoblic
  • parbaolic
  • parrabolic
  • pparabolic
  • praabolic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parabolic - 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.

aprabolic2paarbolic2parabbolic1parabloic2paraboilc2parabolci2parabolicc1parabollic1
Edit distance from "parabolic"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parabolic"?
"parabolic" is spelled P-A-R-A-B-O-L-I-C.
What does "parabolic" mean?
As an adjective, "parabolic" means: Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
What are common misspellings of "parabolic"?
Common misspellings include "aprabolic", "paarbolic", "parabbolic", "parabloic", "paraboilc". The correct spelling is "parabolic".
What is the origin of the word "parabolic"?
From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “parabolic”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-R-A-B-O-L-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list