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 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,917
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to a paradigm.
| 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) |
Where “paradigmatic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
paradigmatic is uncommon English at frequency #78,917 among 46,516 “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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-R-A-D-I-G-M-A-T-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.