paracompact
adjective
paracompact is spelled P-A-R-A-C-O-M-P-A-C-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, paracompact means “In which every open cover admits an open locally finite refinement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in paracompact?
| Letters | 11: P-A-R-A-C-O-M-P-A-C-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paracompact?
Paracompact appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does paracompact mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In which every open cover admits an open locally finite refinement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paracompact in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense property of a topological space:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paracompact |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does paracompact come from?
From para- + compact.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).