paranoia
[paɾaˈnoja]
The verdict
“paranoia” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,778 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,778
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Trastorno mental que se caracteriza por la fijación de una idea o conjunto de ideas en la mente.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paranoia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paɾaˈnoja] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #17,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paranoia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for paranoia is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paɾaˈnoja]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,778 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for paranoia, with forms such as "apranoia", "paarnoia", and "paranioa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "pasantía", "paranoica", "paradoja", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is paranoia, spelled P-A-R-A-N-O-I-A.
Definition
- 1Trastorno mental que se caracteriza por la fijación de una idea o conjunto de ideas en la mente.
- 2Desconfianza extrema e irracional hacia los demás.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apranoia,paarnoia,paranioa,parannoia,paranoai,paraonia,parnaoia,parranoia,pparanoia,praanoia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paranoia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “paranoia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-A-N-O-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paɾaˈnoja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pasantía” - see the side-by-side comparison. paranoia vs pasantía
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.