paella
French, noun
paella is spelled P-A-E-L-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 49,558th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paella is a French feminine noun meaning “paella” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a diaeresis, paëlla is a different word: “alternative spelling of paella”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plat originaire du Pays valencien à base de riz, parfumé au safran, avec de la viande (poulet, canard ou…”.
What does paella mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepaella
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of paella
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plat originaire du Pays valencien à base de riz, parfumé au safran, avec de la viande (poulet, canard ou lapin) frite à l’huile d’olive auquel on ajoute généralement d’autres ingrédients, en particulier des légumes (petits pois, tomates, haricots verts, entre autres), des fruits de mer, du piment.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de paella.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of paella
- paellas plural
- paélia alternative
- paëlla alternative
- paëllas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to paella
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paella in French?
paella appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).