# paramount

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/ · frequency rank #10,741

## Definitions
1. Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
2. Of the highest importance.
3. Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *h₂éd
From Anglo-Norman paramont /paramount (“paramount, pre-eminent; above”), from Old French par /per (“by”) + amont /amunt (“upward”). Par is derived from Latin per (“by means of, through”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”); amont and amunt are from Latin ad montem (“to the mountain; upward”), from ad (“up to”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + montem (the accusative singular of mōns (“mount, mountain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”)).

## Common misspellings (13)
`apramount`, `paarmount`, `parammount`, `paramonut`, `paramounnt`, `paramountt`, `paramoutn`, `paramuont`, `paraomunt`, `parmaount`, `parramount`, `pparamount`, `praamount`

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