paronychia
/ˌpæɹəˈnɪki.ə/
"paronychia" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paronychia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paronychia · paronychia · English
paronychia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paronychia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpæɹəˈnɪki.ə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “paronychia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
paronychia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpæɹəˈnɪki.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for paronychia, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin paronychia, plural of paronychium. From πᾰρᾰ- (pără-, “beside”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail”) + -ία (-ía). The correct English form is paronychia, spelled P-A-R-O-N-Y-C-H-I-A.
Definition
- 1An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
Etymology
From Latin paronychia, plural of paronychium. From πᾰρᾰ- (pără-, “beside”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail”) + -ία (-ía).
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.