paraplégie
French, noun/pa.ʁa.ple.ʒi/
paraplégie is spelled P-A-R-A-P-L-É-G-I-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 109,514th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paraplégie is a French feminine noun meaning “paraplegia (paralysed condition)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Paralysie des deux membres inférieurs, accompagnée parfois d’une paralysie des muscles abdominaux et du…”.
What does paraplégie mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparaplegia (paralysed condition)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Paralysie des deux membres inférieurs, accompagnée parfois d’une paralysie des muscles abdominaux et du diaphragme.
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 paraplégie
- paraplégies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paraplégie?
- /pa.ʁa.ple.ʒi/
- \pa.ʁa.ple.ʒi\
- [pa.ʁa.ple.ʒi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paraplégie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paraplégie in French?
paraplégie appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).