paragoge
/ˌpæɹəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/
"paragoge" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paragoge” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paragoge · paragoge · English
paragoge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paragoge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpæɹəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “paragoge” in English
Rare enough to double-check
paragoge is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpæɹəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for paragoge, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin paragoge, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”). The correct English form is paragoge, spelled P-A-R-A-G-O-G-E.
Definition
- 1The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.
Etymology
From Late Latin paragoge, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.