parascience

\pa.ʁa.sjɑ̃s\

/\pa.ʁa.sjɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“parascience” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expression parfois utilisée pour définir certains domaines occultes ou pseudo-scientifiques.

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Index FR-parascience · parascience · French

parascience · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for parascience
PropertyValue
Headwordparascience
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.ʁa.sjɑ̃s\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « parascience » en français

parasciencereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parascience is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.ʁa.sjɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expression parfois utilisée pour définir certains domaines occultes ou pseudo-scientifiques.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for parascience in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is parascience, spelled P-A-R-A-S-C-I-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expression parfois utilisée pour définir certains domaines occultes ou pseudo-scientifiques.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parascience"?
"parascience" is spelled P-A-R-A-S-C-I-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁa.sjɑ̃s\.
What does "parascience" mean?
As a noun, "parascience" means: Expression parfois utilisée pour définir certains domaines occultes ou pseudo-scientifiques.
How do you pronounce "parascience"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parascience" is \pa.ʁa.sjɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parascience" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list