Paracelsus
/ˌpæɹəˈsɛlsəs/
"paracelsus" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Paracelsus” is uncommon English (frequency #75,270 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,270
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The adopted name of Philippus von Hohenheim, a Swiss thinker of the 16th century known for his pioneering scientific work and his research into the occult and alchemy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paracelsus · Paracelsus · English
Paracelsus · rank #75,270 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,270
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH pappa
Nearest frequency peer: pappa (-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 “Paracelsus”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Paganini
Paganini
24,739 corpus weight
- Pahlavi
Pahlavi
24,738 corpus weight
- palfrey
palfrey
24,736 corpus weight
- pappa
pappa
24,732 corpus weight
- Paracelsus
Paracelsus
24,731 corpus weight
- pawnshop
pawnshop
24,724 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Paracelsus” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Paracelsus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌpæɹəˈsɛlsəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #75,270 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Paracelsus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Paracelsus is uncommon English at frequency #75,270 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌpæɹəˈsɛlsəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The adopted name of Philippus von Hohenheim, a Swiss thinker of the 16th century known for his pioneering scientific work and his research into the occult and alchemy.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Paracelsus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Coined before 1529, possibly before 1524. The name was likely a latinization based on celsus (“high, tall”) as a calque of German Hohenheim. However, it was interpreted as the claim of "surpassing (παρά) Celsus" from an early time. The correct English form is Paracelsus, spelled P-A-R-A-C-E-L-S-U-S.
Definition
- 1The adopted name of Philippus von Hohenheim, a Swiss thinker of the 16th century known for his pioneering scientific work and his research into the occult and alchemy.
Etymology
Coined before 1529, possibly before 1524. The name was likely a latinization based on celsus (“high, tall”) as a calque of German Hohenheim. However, it was interpreted as the claim of "surpassing (παρά) Celsus" from an early time.
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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