# paralysis

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəˈɹæləsəs/ · frequency rank #15,465

## Definitions
1. The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.
2. A state of being unable to act.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, “palsy”), from παραλύω (paralúō, “to disable on one side”). By surface analysis, para- + -lysis. Doublet of palsy.

## Common misspellings (14)
`apralysis`, `paarlysis`, `parallysis`, `paralsyis`, `paralyiss`, `paralysiss`, `paralyssi`, `paralyssis`, `paralyysis`, `paraylsis`, `parlaysis`, `parralysis`, `pparalysis`, `praalysis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/paralysis