paraconsistent
/pæɹəkənˈsɪstənt/adjective
paraconsistent is spelled P-A-R-A-C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-T: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, paraconsistent means “Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in paraconsistent?
| Letters | 14: P-A-R-A-C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 paraconsistent?
Paraconsistent appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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).
How do you pronounce paraconsistent?
- /pæɹəkənˈsɪstənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paraconsistent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paraconsistent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tolerant towards inconsistencies:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | parakonsistent |
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 paraconsistent come from?
Coined in 1976 by the Peruvian philosopher Francisco Miró Quesada, from para- + consistent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).