paranoïa
French, noun/pa.ʁa.nɔ.ja/
paranoïa is spelled P-A-R-A-N-O-Ï-A (8 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 19,772nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paranoïa is a French feminine noun meaning “paranoia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Psychose caractérisée par la surestimation du moi et un délire interprétatif construit sur une perception…”.
What does paranoïa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparanoia
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Psychose caractérisée par la surestimation du moi et un délire interprétatif construit sur une perception faussée de la réalité. 2. Méfiance exagérée et maladive ressentie envers les autres.
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 paranoïa
- paranoïas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paranoïa?
- /pa.ʁa.nɔ.ja/
- \pa.ʁa.no.ja\
- [pa.ʁa.nɔ.ja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paranoïa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paranoïa in French?
paranoïa appears 2.1 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).