paranoiac
/ˌpæɹəˈnɔɪæk/adjective, noun
paranoiac is spelled P-A-R-A-N-O-I-A-C: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, paranoiac means “Pertaining to, or exhibiting, paranoia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in paranoiac?
| Letters | 9: P-A-R-A-N-O-I-A-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paranoiac?
Paranoiac appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce paranoiac?
- /ˌpæɹəˈnɔɪæk/
Paranoiac has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-paranoiac.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of paranoiac
- more paranoiac comparative
- most paranoiac superlative
- paranoic
- paranoiacs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paranoiac mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to, or exhibiting, paranoia.
noun
- 1
Somebody who has paranoia, a paranoid person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paranoiac in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to paranoia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paranoïaque |
| German | paranoisch |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does paranoiac come from?
From paranoia + -ac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).