paranoid
\pa.ʁa.noˈiːt\
The verdict
“paranoid” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Paranoïaque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-paranoid · paranoid · French
paranoid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paranoid |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pa.ʁa.noˈiːt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
paranoid is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pa.ʁa.noˈiːt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Paranoïaque.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for paranoid, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is paranoid, spelled P-A-R-A-N-O-I-D.
Definition
- 1Paranoïaque.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how paranoid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ist ziemlich paranoid und hat Angst vor seinem eigenen Schatten.
Sind wir paranoid oder vorsichtig, fragen wir uns. Was ist angemessen, was ist übertrieben?
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.