paradis

\pa.ʁa.di\

/\pa.ʁa.di\/ noun

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The verdict

“paradis” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,890
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jardin de délices, d’éden.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paradis · paradis · French

paradis · rank #2,890 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,890
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH op

Nearest frequency peer: op (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « paradis »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « paradis » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

paradis vs Paris
57% similar
paradis vs pardi
71% similar
paradis vs partis
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for paradis
PropertyValue
Headwordparadis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.ʁa.di\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,890
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paradis »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.paradisse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « op » (#2,889), « potentiel » (#2,891), « obligatoire » (#2,888). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paradis » est au #2,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around paradis (IPA \pa.ʁa.di\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,890 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for paradis, with forms such as "apradis", "paardis", and "paraddis". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Paris", "pardi", "partis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is paradis, spelled P-A-R-A-D-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jardin de délices, d’éden.
  2. 2
    Selon certaines religions, lieu de bonheur éternel et de délices où vont les hommes bienheureux, les âmes des justes (parfois aussi les animaux), après leur mort.
  3. 3
    Lieu merveilleux, qui apporte le bonheur ; séjour délicieux, charmant, orné par la nature ou par l’art.
  4. 4
    L’état le plus heureux dont on puisse jouir.
  5. 5
    Étage le plus élevé d’une salle de spectacle ou d’un théâtre.
  6. 6
    Dernière case du jeu de la marelle, celle où l'on a gagné.
  7. 7
    Jardin d'agrément.
  8. 8
    Jus qui coule du pressoir avant même sa mise en action. Ce jus donne un vin de beaujolais particulièrement alcoolisé.
  9. 9
    Jardin, verger planté d’arbres fruitiers.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how paradis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dieu chassa Adam du paradis.
  2. Les approches du bonheur sont, pour les vrais amants, comparables à ce que la poésie catholique a si bien nommé l’entrée du paradis, pour exprimer un lieu ténébreux, difficile, étroit, et où retentissent les derniers cris d’une suprême angoisse.

Synonyms

cielédenpoulaillersupramonde

Antonyms

enfer

This word in other languages

paradise(English)paraíso(Español)Paradies(Deutsch)paraíso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apradis
  • paardis
  • paraddis
  • paradiss
  • paradsi
  • paraids
  • pardais
  • parradis
  • pparadis
  • praadis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paradis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apradis2paardis2paraddis1paradiss1paradsi2paraids2pardais2parradis1
Edit distance from "paradis"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paradis"?
"paradis" is spelled P-A-R-A-D-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁa.di\.
What does "paradis" mean?
As a noun, "paradis" means: Jardin de délices, d’éden.
What words are commonly confused with "paradis"?
"paradis" is commonly confused with "Paris", "pardi", "partis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paradis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paradis" is \pa.ʁa.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paradis" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paradis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list