paratransit
/ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænzɪt/
"paratransit" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paratransit” is uncommon English (frequency #96,334 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,334
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paratransit · paratransit · English
paratransit · rank #96,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,334
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH paining
Nearest frequency peer: paining (-3 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “paratransit”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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3,672 corpus weight
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3,671 corpus weight
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3,670 corpus weight
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3,667 corpus weight
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3,664 corpus weight
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What this shows Bars show where “paratransit” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paratransit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænzɪt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #96,334 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paratransit” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
paratransit is uncommon English at frequency #96,334 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænzɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand.".
Zero misspellings are on record for paratransit in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From para- (“beside”) + transit, perhaps influenced by paraplegia. US from 1972. The correct English form is paratransit, spelled P-A-R-A-T-R-A-N-S-I-T.
Definition
- 1An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand.
Etymology
From para- (“beside”) + transit, perhaps influenced by paraplegia. US from 1972.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.