Paranoia

/[paʁaˈnɔɪ̯a]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,702

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Paranoia is aGermannoun. It means: sich in Wahnvorstellungen und besonders solchen verfolgt zu werden zeigende psychische Störung Pronounced [paʁaˈnɔɪ̯a]. Often confused with paranoid.

Key facts for Paranoia
PropertyValue
HeadwordParanoia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paʁaˈnɔɪ̯a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,702
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Paranoia in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Paranoia is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paʁaˈnɔɪ̯a]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,702 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich in Wahnvorstellungen und besonders solchen verfolgt zu werden zeigende psychische Störung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Paranoia, with forms such as "apranoia", "paarnoia", and "paranioa". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "paranoid", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Paranoia, spelled P-A-R-A-N-O-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich in Wahnvorstellungen und besonders solchen verfolgt zu werden zeigende psychische Störung

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apranoia,paarnoia,paranioa,parannoia,paranoai,paraonia,parnaoia,parranoia,pparanoia,praanoia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Paranoia

Misspelling Variants of "Paranoia"

apranoia8paarnoia8paranioa8parannoia9paranoai8paraonia8parnaoia8parranoia9
Misspelling Variants of "Paranoia"

Frequency rank: #25,702 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Paranoia"?
"Paranoia" is spelled P-A-R-A-N-O-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁaˈnɔɪ̯a].
What does "Paranoia" mean?
As a noun, "Paranoia" means: sich in Wahnvorstellungen und besonders solchen verfolgt zu werden zeigende psychische Störung
What words are commonly confused with "Paranoia"?
"Paranoia" is commonly confused with "paranoid". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Paranoia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Paranoia" is [paʁaˈnɔɪ̯a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Paranoia" come from?
"Paranoia" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.