parade

/pəˈɹeɪd/

//pəˈɹeɪd// noun

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"parade" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“parade” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,528
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An organized display of a group of people, particularly

Corpus desk

Index EN-parade · parade · English

parade · rank #5,528 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,528
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH ours

Nearest frequency peer: ours (-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 “parade”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “parade” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

parade vs pare
67% similar
parade vs pride
67% similar
parade vs parse
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for parade
PropertyValue
Headwordparade
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pəˈɹeɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,528
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parade” 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).parade lands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around parade (IPA /pəˈɹeɪd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,528 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for parade, with forms such as "aprade", "paarde", and "paradde". 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. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "pare", "pride", "parse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French parade (“an ostentatious display, a military display”), from parer (“to beautify, prepare, take pride in”) + -ade probably under influence from earlier Italian parata (“preparation, a military parade, an ostentatious display”) and Latin magnō pa… The correct English form is parade, spelled P-A-R-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An organized display of a group of people, particularly
  2. 2
    An organized display of a group of people, particularly
  3. 3
    An organized display of a group of people, particularly
  4. 4
    An organized display of a group of people, particularly
  5. 5
    A place reserved for such displays, particularly
  6. 6
    A place reserved for such displays, particularly
  7. 7
    A place reserved for such displays, particularly
  8. 8
    The people who make up such a display, particularly
  9. 9
    The people who make up such a display, particularly
  10. 10
    The people who make up such a display, particularly
  11. 11
    Synonym of show: any similarly orderly or ostentatious display, especially of a variety of people or a series of things paraded around.
  12. 12
    A row of shops beside a street.
  13. 13
    Ellipsis of programme parade: a description of the programming schedule formerly announced on the radio and various television channels.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how parade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. There is left round about the circuit of the whole quarter, a parallell on all sides some 200, or 250 foote betweene the front of the quarter and the trench, called an Alarme Place, for the souldiers to draw out into Armes, into Parade, or when any Alarme or commotion happens...
  2. And from thir Ivorie Port the Cherubim Forth issuing at th’accustomd hour stood armd To thir night watches in warlike Parade, When Gabriel to his next in power thus spake...

Etymology

From French parade (“an ostentatious display, a military display”), from parer (“to beautify, prepare, take pride in”) + -ade probably under influence from earlier Italian parata (“preparation, a military parade, an ostentatious display”) and Latin magnō parātū (“with great preparation”). Various senses similarly influenced by earlier French and Italian uses. Doublet of pare.

This word in other languages

desfile(Español)parade(Français)Parade(Deutsch)parada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprade
  • paarde
  • paradde
  • paraed
  • pardae
  • parrade
  • pparade
  • praade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aprade2paarde2paradde1paraed2pardae2parrade1pparade1praade2
Edit distance from "parade"

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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parade"?
"parade" is spelled P-A-R-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pəˈɹeɪd/.
What does "parade" mean?
As a noun, "parade" means: An organized display of a group of people, particularly
What words are commonly confused with "parade"?
"parade" is commonly confused with "pare", "pride", "parse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parade" is /pəˈɹeɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "parade"?
From French parade (“an ostentatious display, a military display”), from parer (“to beautify, prepare, take pride in”) + -ade probably under influence from earlier Italian parata (“preparation, a military parade, an ostentatious display”) and Lati... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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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