paralyzing

adj

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"paralyzing" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“paralyzing” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,825
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That paralyzes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-paralyzing · paralyzing · English

paralyzing · rank #43,825 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,825
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH paracetamol

Nearest frequency peer: paracetamol (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “paralyzing”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “paralyzing” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for paralyzing
PropertyValue
Headwordparalyzing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#43,825
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “paralyzing”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).paralyzinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “paracetamol” (#43,824), “parkin” (#43,826), “panelist” (#43,823). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “paralyzing” is #43,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around paralyzing, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,825 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That paralyzes.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for paralyzing, with forms such as "apralyzing", "paarlyzing", and "parallyzing". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is paralyzing, spelled P-A-R-A-L-Y-Z-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    That paralyzes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how paralyzing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The snake's paralyzing venom prevented the mouse from escaping.

This word in other languages

paralizador(Español)paralysant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apralyzing
  • paarlyzing
  • parallyzing
  • paralyizng
  • paralyyzing
  • paralyzign
  • paralyzingg
  • paralyzinng
  • paralyznig
  • paralyzzing
  • paralzying
  • paraylzing
  • parlayzing
  • parralyzing
  • pparalyzing
  • praalyzing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paralyzing - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apralyzing2paarlyzing2parallyzing1paralyizng2paralyyzing1paralyzign2paralyzingg1paralyzinng1
Edit distance from "paralyzing"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paralyzing"?
"paralyzing" is spelled P-A-R-A-L-Y-Z-I-N-G.
What does "paralyzing" mean?
As an adjective, "paralyzing" means: That paralyzes.
What are common misspellings of "paralyzing"?
Common misspellings include "apralyzing", "paarlyzing", "parallyzing", "paralyizng", "paralyyzing". The correct spelling is "paralyzing".
What language does "paralyzing" come from?
"paralyzing" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paralyzing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

participle#43,828Ordovician#43,817Perthshire#43,838pocketbook#43,851

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

paracetamol16 variantssequestered16 variantsinoculation16 variantsinfanticide16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list