paradoxal
French, adjective/pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal/
paradoxal is spelled P-A-R-A-D-O-X-A-L (9 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,679th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paradoxal is a French adjective meaning “paradoxical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui tient du paradoxe”.
What does paradoxal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
paradoxical
- 2
paradox-loving
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui tient du paradoxe. 2. Qui aime le paradoxe.
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 paradoxal
- paradoxale feminine
- paradoxaux masculine plural
- paradoxales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paradoxal?
- /pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal/
- \pa.ʁa.dɔk.sal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paradoxal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paradoxal in French?
paradoxal appears 2.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).