Paralympian
/ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/
"paralympian" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Paralympian” is uncommon English (frequency #65,385 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,385
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who competes in the Paralympic Games.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Paralympian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #65,385 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Paralympian” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Paralympian is uncommon English at frequency #65,385 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who competes in the Paralympic Games.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Paralympian in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Paralympic + -ian (suffix with the sense ‘having a certain profession’ forming nouns, or with the sense ‘from, like, or related to’ forming adjectives). Paralympic is a blend of paraplegic + Olympic; the Paralympic Games were originally organized for p… The correct English form is Paralympian, spelled P-A-R-A-L-Y-M-P-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1One who competes in the Paralympic Games.
Etymology
From Paralympic + -ian (suffix with the sense ‘having a certain profession’ forming nouns, or with the sense ‘from, like, or related to’ forming adjectives). Paralympic is a blend of paraplegic + Olympic; the Paralympic Games were originally organized for persons with paraplegia from spinal injuries, but are now participated in by sportspersons with all kinds of disabilities.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is P-A-R-A-L-Y-M-P-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.