# Parisian

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəˈɹɪʒ.ən/ · frequency rank #20,179

## Definitions
1. A native, citizen and/or inhabitant of Paris, France

## Etymology
From Middle English Parisien, perisien, from Middle French parisien, from Medieval Latin parisiānus. By surface analysis, Paris + -ian.

## Easily confused with
- **Persian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parisian-vs-persian)
- **partisan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parisian-vs-partisan)
- **patrician** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parisian-vs-patrician)
- **Pakistan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pakistan-vs-parisian)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aprisian`, `pairsian`, `pariisan`, `parisain`, `parisiann`, `parisina`, `parissian`, `parrisian`, `parsiian`, `pparisian`, `praisian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/parisian