paralogism
/pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/
"paralogism" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paralogism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
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Index EN-paralogism · paralogism · English
paralogism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | paralogism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “paralogism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
paralogism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for paralogism, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French paralogisme, from Late Latin paralogismus, from Ancient Greek παραλογισμός (paralogismós). The correct English form is paralogism, spelled P-A-R-A-L-O-G-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how paralogism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Which is a Paralogism not admittible; a fallacy that dwels not in a cloud, and needs not the Sun to scatter it.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French paralogisme, from Late Latin paralogismus, from Ancient Greek παραλογισμός (paralogismós).
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.