paralysés

\pa.ʁa.li.ze\

/\pa.ʁa.li.ze\/ adj

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The verdict

“paralysés” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,906. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,906
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de paralysé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paralyses · paralysés · French

paralysés · rank #40,906 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,906
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH papale

Nearest frequency peer: papale (-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 « paralysés »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « paralysés » 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).

paralysés vs paralysie
78% similar
paralysés vs paralysé
89% similar
paralysés vs paralysée
89% similar

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

Key facts for paralysés
PropertyValue
Headwordparalysés
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pa.ʁa.li.ze\
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,906
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paralysés »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.paralysésse 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 « papale » (#40,905), « paraphrase » (#40,907), « pamphlets » (#40,904). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paralysés » est au #40,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around paralysés (IPA \pa.ʁa.li.ze\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,906 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de paralysé.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for paralysés, with forms such as "apralysés", "paarlysés", and "parallysés". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "paralysie", "paralysé", "paralysée", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is paralysés, spelled P-A-R-A-L-Y-S-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de paralysé.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apralysés
  • paarlysés
  • parallysés
  • paralsyés
  • paralyses
  • paralyssés
  • paralyséss
  • paralyysés
  • paralyéss
  • paraylsés
  • parlaysés
  • parralysés
  • pparalysés
  • praalysés

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apralysés2paarlysés2parallysés1paralsyés2paralyses1paralyssés1paralyséss1paralyysés1
Edit distance from "paralysés"

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 "paralysés"?
"paralysés" is spelled P-A-R-A-L-Y-S-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁa.li.ze\.
What does "paralysés" mean?
As an adjective, "paralysés" means: Masculin pluriel de paralysé.
What words are commonly confused with "paralysés"?
"paralysés" is commonly confused with "paralysie", "paralysé", "paralysée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paralysés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paralysés" is \pa.ʁa.li.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paralysés" come from?
"paralysés" 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 "paralysés", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pamphlets#40,904opticiens#40,896normative#40,888nightmare#40,887

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

obsessionnel14 variantsobligerait14 variantsplanteurs14 variantsmutualiser14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list