paranoiden
[paʁanoˈiːdn̩]
The verdict
“paranoiden” is uncommon German (frequency #72,795 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,795
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paranoiden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [paʁanoˈiːdn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #72,795 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paranoiden” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
paranoiden is uncommon German at frequency #72,795 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paʁanoˈiːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for paranoiden, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is paranoiden, spelled P-A-R-A-N-O-I-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
- 2Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
- 3Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
- 4Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
- 5Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
- 6Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
- 7Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
- 8Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
- 9Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
- 10Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
- 11Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
- 12Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs paranoid
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “paranoiden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-R-A-N-O-I-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paʁanoˈiːdn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.