# paradise

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪs/ · frequency rank #5,529

## Definitions
1. The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.
2. A garden where Adam and Eve first lived after being created.
3. A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation.
4. An ideal place for a specified type of person, activity, etc.
5. A very pleasant experience.
6. An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, such as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
7. A churchyard or cemetery.
8. The upper gallery in a theatre.
9. A cake, often as a paradise slice.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **praise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paradise-vs-praise)
- **parasite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paradise-vs-parasite)
- **parade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parade-vs-paradise)
- **parades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parades-vs-paradise)
- **paradigm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paradigm-vs-paradise)
- **parading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parading-vs-paradise)

## Common misspellings (11)
`apradise`, `paardise`, `paraddise`, `paradies`, `paradisse`, `paradsie`, `paraidse`, `pardaise`, `parradise`, `pparadise`, `praadise`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/paradise