paratrooper
/ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/
"paratrooper" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paratrooper” is uncommon English (frequency #52,543 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,543
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paratrooper · paratrooper · English
paratrooper · rank #52,543 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,543
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Palmdale
Nearest frequency peer: Palmdale (-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 “paratrooper”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- paddocks
paddocks
47,461 corpus weight
- palisade
palisade
47,460 corpus weight
- Palmdale
Palmdale
47,459 corpus weight
- paratrooper
paratrooper
47,458 corpus weight
- Pardew
Pardew
47,457 corpus weight
- pardo
pardo
47,456 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “paratrooper” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paratrooper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #52,543 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “paratrooper” in English
Rare enough to double-check
paratrooper is uncommon English at frequency #52,543 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for paratrooper, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of parachute + trooper. The correct English form is paratrooper, spelled P-A-R-A-T-R-O-O-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how paratrooper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Upon receiving intelligence reports about the massing of enemy paratroopers, General Peng Dehuai posted a defence regiment at Yan'an airfield, and requested that Mao leave Yan'an as soon as possible.
Etymology
Blend of parachute + trooper.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).