parastatal
/ˌpæɹəˈsteɪdəl/noun, adjective
parastatal is spelled P-A-R-A-S-T-A-T-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parastatal means “A company, agency, or intergovernmental organization that possesses political clout and is separate from the government, but whose activities serve…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parastatal is parastatals.
How many letters and syllables are in parastatal?
| Letters | 10: P-A-R-A-S-T-A-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is parastatal?
Parastatal appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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).
How do you pronounce parastatal?
- UK /paɹəˈsteɪtəl/
- US /ˌpæɹəˈsteɪdəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with parastatal?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as parastatal from its last stressed vowel (/eɪdəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of parastatal
- parastatals plural
- para-statal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parastatal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A company, agency, or intergovernmental organization that possesses political clout and is separate from the government, but whose activities serve the state, either directly or indirectly.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to such a company or group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does parastatal come from?
From French, equivalent to para- + statal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).