# paragraph

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/ · frequency rank #6,817

## Definitions
1. A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
2. A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
3. A brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.
4. An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.

## Etymology
From Middle English paragraf, from Middle French paragraphe from Latin paragraphus (“sign for start of a new section of discourse”), from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos), from παρά (pará, “beside”) and γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of paragraphos.

## Easily confused with
- **paragraphs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paragraph-vs-paragraphs)

## Common misspellings (14)
`apragraph`, `paargraph`, `paragarph`, `paraggraph`, `paragrahp`, `paragraphh`, `paragrapph`, `paragrpah`, `paragrraph`, `parargaph`, `pargaraph`, `parragraph`, `pparagraph`, `praagraph`

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