paradoxalement

\pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal.mɑ̃\

/\pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“paradoxalement” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,014. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,014
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D'une manière paradoxale, contradictoire, en forme de paradoxe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paradoxalement · paradoxalement · French

paradoxalement · rank #12,014 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,014
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH orthodoxe

Nearest frequency peer: orthodoxe (-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 « paradoxalement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « paradoxalement » 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
Key facts for paradoxalement
PropertyValue
Headwordparadoxalement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal.mɑ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#12,014
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paradoxalement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).paradoxalementse 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 « orthodoxe » (#12,013), « partait » (#12,015), « organiques » (#12,012). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paradoxalement » est au #12,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around paradoxalement (IPA \pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #12,014 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "D'une manière paradoxale, contradictoire, en forme de paradoxe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for paradoxalement, with forms such as "apradoxalement", "paardoxalement", and "paraddoxalement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is paradoxalement, spelled P-A-R-A-D-O-X-A-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D'une manière paradoxale, contradictoire, en forme de paradoxe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je comprends que, paradoxalement, pour qu'il n'y ait pas trop de vies détruites, il faut parfois tuer.
  2. Les causes de l’absence de répression des atteintes aux religions traditionnelles africaines au Cameroun sont paradoxalement d’abord religieuses.

This word in other languages

paradoxically(English)paradójicamente(Español)paradoxerweise(Deutsch)paradoxalmente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apradoxalement
  • paardoxalement
  • paraddoxalement
  • paradoaxlement
  • paradoxaelment
  • paradoxaleemnt
  • paradoxalemennt
  • paradoxalementt
  • paradoxalemetn
  • paradoxalemment
  • paradoxalemnet
  • paradoxallement
  • paradoxalmeent
  • paradoxlaement
  • paradoxxalement
  • paradxoalement
  • paraodxalement
  • pardaoxalement
  • parradoxalement
  • pparadoxalement
  • praadoxalement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paradoxalement - 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.

apradoxalement2paardoxalement2paraddoxalement1paradoaxlement2paradoxaelment2paradoxaleemnt2paradoxalemennt1paradoxalementt1
Edit distance from "paradoxalement"

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 "paradoxalement"?
"paradoxalement" is spelled P-A-R-A-D-O-X-A-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal.mɑ̃\.
What does "paradoxalement" mean?
As an adverb, "paradoxalement" means: D'une manière paradoxale, contradictoire, en forme de paradoxe.
What are common misspellings of "paradoxalement"?
Common misspellings include "apradoxalement", "paardoxalement", "paraddoxalement", "paradoaxlement", "paradoxaelment". The correct spelling is "paradoxalement".
How do you pronounce "paradoxalement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paradoxalement" is \pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paradoxalement" come from?
"paradoxalement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

généralisation21 variantsreconstitution21 variantsultérieurement21 variantscontinuellement21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list