paria
French, noun/pa.ʁja/
paria is spelled P-A-R-I-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,908th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paria is a French feminine noun meaning “pariah” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular past historic of parier. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne de la dernière caste en Inde”.
What does paria mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepariah
verb
- 1
third-person singular past historic of parier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne de la dernière caste en Inde. 2. Individu exclu d’un groupe social ou humain.
noun: 1. Type de confiture de la Bresse.
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 paria
- parias plural
- pariah
- parya
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paria?
- /pa.ʁja/
- \pa.ʁja\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paria
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paria in French?
paria appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).