para- vs un-

para-

prefix
  • incorrect 

  • avoiding or avoidant 

  • beside, alongside 

  • near 

  • abnormal 

  • resembling 

  • false 

  • In isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in opposite (1,4) positions (compare ortho- and meta-) 

  • disability sport 

  • around, surrounding 

  • adjacent, next to 

  • unrecognized, unauthorized, or unsanctioned 

  • across, through, throughout 

  • parachute. 

  • above, over 

  • between 

  • beyond 

  • opposite of, on the far side of 

  • related or pertaining to 

  • affecting or concerning lower body 

un-

prefix
  • not 

  • do the opposite of, reverse (a specified action) 

  • contrary to or contrasted against traditional norms; unconventional; alternative 

  • Used to form temporary names of elements (such as unbiunium) whose existence has been predicted, and have not yet been given a trivial name. 

  • absent; lacking; not; negative 

  • deprive of, release from, free from, remove from, extract from 

  • intensifying a verb that already suggests opposition or removal 

  • Used to form large numbers as the first in the sequence. 

How often have the words para- and un- occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )