paracord
"paracord" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paracord” is uncommon English (frequency #76,195 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,195
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A lightweight nylon rope, originally used for the suspension lines of parachutes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paracord · paracord · English
paracord · rank #76,195 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,195
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH parang
Nearest frequency peer: parang (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “paracord”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- oscillatory
oscillatory
23,812 corpus weight
- overcompens…
overcompensate
23,810 corpus weight
- panellist
panellist
23,808 corpus weight
- paracord
paracord
23,806 corpus weight
- parang
parang
23,805 corpus weight
- Patagonian
Patagonian
23,801 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “paracord” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paracord |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #76,195 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paracord” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
paracord is uncommon English at frequency #76,195 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A lightweight nylon rope, originally used for the suspension lines of parachutes.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for paracord in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From para- + cord. The correct English form is paracord, spelled P-A-R-A-C-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1A lightweight nylon rope, originally used for the suspension lines of parachutes.
Etymology
From para- + cord.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.