paradise
par·a·dise/ˈpæɹədaɪs/noun, verb
paradise is spelled P-A-R-A-D-I-S-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (par·a·dise). It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paradise means “The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paradise is paradises.
How many letters and syllables are in paradise?
| Letters | 8: P-A-R-A-D-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: par·a·dise |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,496th 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 paradise?
Paradise appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th 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 paradise?
- UK /ˈpæɹədaɪs/
- British /ˈpaɹədɑjs/
- /ˈpæɹədaɪs/
Paradise has 3 syllables, split par·a·dise in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-paradise.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of paradise
- paradises plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- paradising participle, present
- paradised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paradise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.
Living in paradise comes with a price.
- 2
A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation.
Near-synonym: rose garden
- 3
An ideal place for a specified type of person, activity, etc.
a shoppers’ paradise
- 4
A very pleasant experience.
- 5
obsoleteAn open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, such as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
- 6
obsoleteA churchyard or cemetery.
- 7
slangThe upper gallery in a theatre.
- 8
A cake, often as a paradise slice.
verb
- 1
To place (as) in paradise.
- 2
obsoleteTo transform into a paradise.
- 3
obsoleterareTo affect or exalt with visions of happiness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paradise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense heaven:
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 paradise come from?
From Middle English paradis, paradise, paradys, from Late Old English paradīs, borrowed from Old French paradis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of parvis. Displaced Old English neorxnawang.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).