parataxis
/ˌpɛɹəˈtæksɪs/noun
parataxis is spelled P-A-R-A-T-A-X-I-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parataxis means “Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered"” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parataxis is parataxes.
How many letters and syllables are in parataxis?
| Letters | 9: P-A-R-A-T-A-X-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 parataxis?
Parataxis appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 parataxis?
- UK /paɹəˈtaksɪs/
- US /ˌpɛɹəˈtæksɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-parataxis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with parataxis?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as parataxis from its last stressed vowel (/æksɪs/):
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 parataxis
- parataxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parataxis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".
- 2
The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
- 3
A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parataxis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in grammar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | parataxe |
| German | Nebenordnung, Parataxis, Parataxe |
| Portuguese | parataxe |
| Spanish | parataxis |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does parataxis come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράταξις (parátaxis, “placement side by side”), from παρα- (para-) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”); equivalent to para- + taxis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).