paraprofessional
noun, adjective
paraprofessional is spelled P-A-R-A-P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-L: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paraprofessional means “A person who is trained to assist a professional: for example, an assistant to an educator” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paraprofessional is paraprofessionals.
How many letters and syllables are in paraprofessional?
| Letters | 16: P-A-R-A-P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paraprofessional?
Paraprofessional appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of paraprofessional
- paraprofessionals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paraprofessional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who is trained to assist a professional: for example, an assistant to an educator.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to this assistance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does paraprofessional come from?
From para- + professional.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).