parapente

\pa.ʁa.pɑ̃t\

/\pa.ʁa.pɑ̃t\/ noun

The verdict

“parapente” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,507
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aéronef en forme de parachute en plus allongé, auquel est attaché un siège appelé sellette.

Corpus desk

Index FR-parapente · parapente · French

parapente · rank #42,507 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,507
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH P3

Nearest frequency peer: P3 (-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 « parapente »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « parapente » 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).

parapente vs parente
78% similar
parapente vs Parapet
67% similar
parapente vs Paravent
67% similar

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

Key facts for parapente
PropertyValue
Headwordparapente
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.ʁa.pɑ̃t\
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,507
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « parapente »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).parapentese 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 « P3 » (#42,506), « parloir » (#42,508), « otite » (#42,505). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « parapente » est au #42,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around parapente (IPA \pa.ʁa.pɑ̃t\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,507 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for parapente, with forms such as "aprapente", "paarpente", and "paraepnte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "parente", "Parapet", "Paravent", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is parapente, spelled P-A-R-A-P-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aéronef en forme de parachute en plus allongé, auquel est attaché un siège appelé sellette.
  2. 2
    Sport de vol libre utilisant un parapente, parapentisme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le parapente a bien failli partir en décrochage quand son pilote a trop tiré sur les freins.
  2. Il replie son parapente et le range dans son sac.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprapente
  • paarpente
  • paraepnte
  • parapenet
  • parapennte
  • parapentte
  • parapetne
  • parapnete
  • parappente
  • parpaente
  • parrapente
  • pparapente
  • praapente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parapente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aprapente2paarpente2paraepnte2parapenet2parapennte1parapentte1parapetne2parapnete2
Edit distance from "parapente"

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 "parapente"?
"parapente" is spelled P-A-R-A-P-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁa.pɑ̃t\.
What does "parapente" mean?
As a noun, "parapente" means: Aéronef en forme de parachute en plus allongé, auquel est attaché un siège appelé sellette.
What words are commonly confused with "parapente"?
"parapente" is commonly confused with "parente", "Parapet", "Paravent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parapente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parapente" is \pa.ʁa.pɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parapente" come from?
"parapente" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list