paranormal

\pa.ʁa.nɔʁ.mal\

/\pa.ʁa.nɔʁ.mal\/ adj

The verdict

“paranormal” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,470. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,470
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n'est pas explicable par la science.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paranormal · paranormal · French

paranormal · rank #29,470 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,470
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH parades

Nearest frequency peer: parades (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « paranormal »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « paranormal » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for paranormal
PropertyValue
Headwordparanormal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pa.ʁa.nɔʁ.mal\
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,470
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paranormal »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.paranormalse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « parades » (#29,469), « Parizeau » (#29,471), « outremer » (#29,467). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paranormal » est au #29,470. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around paranormal (IPA \pa.ʁa.nɔʁ.mal\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,470 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui n'est pas explicable par la science.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for paranormal, with forms such as "apranormal", "paarnormal", and "parannormal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is paranormal, spelled P-A-R-A-N-O-R-M-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n'est pas explicable par la science.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how paranormal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Rhine lui-même, probablement honnête dans sa démarche, s’est semble-t-il adonné à « l’autotromperie ». On a un indice de son incroyable naïveté par le fait qu’il a cru pendant des années aux facultés paranormales d’une jument nommée Lady. Cette bête avait la capacité de répondre aux questions qu’on lui posait en choisissant avec son museau sur un clavier…
  2. Bumper savait tout de la guerre et des pouvoirs paranormaux. Il attribuait sa survie aux divers pressentiments qui l'avaient assailli là-bas, dans la jungle. Il croyait dur comme fer au sixième sens, aux signes, aux présages. Comme beaucoup de vétérans, il était extrêmement superstitieux.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apranormal
  • paarnormal
  • parannormal
  • paranomral
  • paranoraml
  • paranormall
  • paranormla
  • paranormmal
  • paranorrmal
  • paranromal
  • paraonrmal
  • parnaormal
  • parranormal
  • pparanormal
  • praanormal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paranormal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apranormal2paarnormal2parannormal1paranomral2paranoraml2paranormall1paranormla2paranormmal1
Edit distance from "paranormal"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paranormal"?
"paranormal" is spelled P-A-R-A-N-O-R-M-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁa.nɔʁ.mal\.
What does "paranormal" mean?
As an adjective, "paranormal" means: Qui n'est pas explicable par la science.
What are common misspellings of "paranormal"?
Common misspellings include "apranormal", "paarnormal", "parannormal", "paranomral", "paranoraml". The correct spelling is "paranormal".
How do you pronounce "paranormal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paranormal" is \pa.ʁa.nɔʁ.mal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paranormal" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paranormal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list