paradigmatic
/ˌpæɹ.ə.dɪ(ɡ)ˈmæ.tɪk/
"paradigmatic" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paradigmatic” is uncommon English (frequency #78,917 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,917
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to a paradigm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paradigmatic · paradigmatic · English
paradigmatic · rank #78,917 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,917
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH parapsychology
Nearest frequency peer: parapsychology (+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 “paradigmatic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- palp
palp
21,088 corpus weight
- Pangea
Pangea
21,087 corpus weight
- paperwhite
paperwhite
21,086 corpus weight
- paradigmatic
paradigmatic
21,084 corpus weight
- parapsychol…
parapsychology
21,083 corpus weight
- parolee
parolee
21,082 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “paradigmatic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paradigmatic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌpæɹ.ə.dɪ(ɡ)ˈmæ.tɪk/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #78,917 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “paradigmatic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
paradigmatic is uncommon English at frequency #78,917 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌpæɹ.ə.dɪ(ɡ)ˈmæ.tɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for paradigmatic, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French paradigmatique, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰδειγμᾰτῐκός (părădeigmătĭkós). The correct English form is paradigmatic, spelled P-A-R-A-D-I-G-M-A-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to a paradigm.
- 2Related as members of a substitution class.
- 3Exemplary.
Etymology
From French paradigmatique, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰδειγμᾰτῐκός (părădeigmătĭkós).
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).