parasite
French, noun
parasite is spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-E (8 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written French, the 12,122nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parasite is a French masculine noun meaning “parasite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of parasiter. With an accent, parasité is a different word: “parasitized”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pique-assiette qui faisait métier de s’asseoir à la table d’un riche et de le divertir pendant le repas”.
What does parasite mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparasite
- 2
masculineradio interference
Des parasites troublent l'appareil.
adjective
- 1
parasitic
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
adjective
- 1
parasitized
verb
- 1
past participle of parasiter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui vit aux dépens d’un autre organisme. 2. Superflu, gênant. 3. Perturbant en parlant de la réception des signaux électriques ou électroniques et des sons.
noun: 1. Pique-assiette qui faisait métier de s’asseoir à la table d’un riche et de le divertir pendant le repas. 2. Être qui se nourrit, vit aux dépens d’autrui. 3. Métazoaire ou protozoaire parasitant l’organisme d’un homme ou d’un animal appelé hôte et entraînant une parasitose. 4. Perturbation, trouble du courant électrique tel que celui-ci a été produit.
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 parasite
- parasites plural
- parasitée feminine
- parasités masculine plural
- parasitées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to parasite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parasite in French?
parasite appears 4.5 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).