paragoge
[paɾaˈɣ̞oxe]
The verdict
“paragoge” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fenómeno lingüístico y figura retórica que consiste en agregar un sonido adicional al final de una palabra o vocablo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-paragoge · paragoge · Spanish
paragoge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | paragoge |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paɾaˈɣ̞oxe] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “paragoge” en español
Rare enough to double-check
paragoge is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paɾaˈɣ̞oxe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fenómeno lingüístico y figura retórica que consiste en agregar un sonido adicional al final de una palabra o vocablo.".
No misspelling variants are generated for paragoge in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is paragoge, spelled P-A-R-A-G-O-G-E.
Definition
- 1Fenómeno lingüístico y figura retórica que consiste en agregar un sonido adicional al final de una palabra o vocablo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how paragoge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En el verso 64 de Alocución a la poesía, Andrés Bello hace una paragoge del término "feliz", y escribe felice.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.