Paparazzo
German, noun/papaˈʁatso/
Paparazzo is spelled P-A-P-A-R-A-Z-Z-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 144,446th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paparazzo is a German masculine noun meaning “paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Pressefotograf, der sich darauf spezialisiert hat, aus sensationslüsternen Beweggründen als berühmt erachtete…”.
What does Paparazzo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepaparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pressefotograf, der sich darauf spezialisiert hat, aus sensationslüsternen Beweggründen als berühmt erachtete Persönlichkeiten in aufdringlicher Art und Weise nachzustellen um diese in indiskreten Situationen zu fotografieren 2. Reporter, der mit reißerischen Berichten sensationslüstern vermeintlich skandalöse Ereignisse aufzubauschen sucht, um somit die Gunst der Leser-, Zuhörer- oder Zuschauerschaft zu erlangen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Paparazzo
- Paparazzos genitive
- Paparazzi plural
- Paparazza feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Paparazzo?
- /papaˈʁatso/
- [papaˈʁat͡so]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Paparazzo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Paparazzo in German?
Paparazzo appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).