parasport

noun

"parasport" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“parasport” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - disabled sport

Key facts for parasport
PropertyValue
Headwordparasport
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parasport” sits in English frequency

parasport falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parasport is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "disabled sport".

parasport has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From para- + sport. The correct English form is parasport, spelled P-A-R-A-S-P-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    disabled sport

Etymology

From para- + sport.

Synonyms

disabled sportdisability sportparasportsdisabled sportsdisabled sport

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parasport"?
"parasport" is spelled P-A-R-A-S-P-O-R-T.
What does "parasport" mean?
As a noun, "parasport" means: disabled sport
What is the origin of the word "parasport"?
From para- + sport. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “parasport”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-R-A-S-P-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list