# paraphrase

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz/ · frequency rank #26,544

## Definitions
1. A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.
2. One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.

## Etymology
From Middle French paraphrase.

## Common misspellings (15)
`apraphrase`, `paarphrase`, `parahprase`, `parapharse`, `paraphhrase`, `paraphraes`, `paraphrasse`, `paraphrrase`, `paraphrsae`, `parapphrase`, `paraprhase`, `parpahrase`, `parraphrase`, `pparaphrase`, `praaphrase`

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