parasympathetic
/ˌpa.ɹə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/
"parasympathetic" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“parasympathetic” is uncommon English (frequency #68,519 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,519
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of ...
Corpus desk
Index EN-parasympathetic · parasympathetic · English
parasympathetic · rank #68,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,519
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH pantsuit
Nearest frequency peer: pantsuit (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “parasympathetic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- paled
paled
31,488 corpus weight
- pampa
pampa
31,486 corpus weight
- pantsuit
pantsuit
31,483 corpus weight
- parasympath…
parasympathetic
31,482 corpus weight
- partido
partido
31,481 corpus weight
- pato
pato
31,478 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “parasympathetic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parasympathetic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌpa.ɹə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #68,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “parasympathetic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
parasympathetic is uncommon English at frequency #68,519 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌpa.ɹə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of ...".
parasympathetic has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From para- (“beside, adjacent to”) + sympathetic, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves. The correct English form is parasympathetic, spelled P-A-R-A-S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands.
Etymology
From para- (“beside, adjacent to”) + sympathetic, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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