parisien
French, adjective
parisien is spelled P-A-R-I-S-I-E-N (8 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written French, the 2,920th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parisien is a French adjective meaning “of Paris; Parisian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Parisien is a different word: “Parisian (resident or native of Paris)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à Paris ou aux Parisiens”.
What does parisien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of Paris; Parisian
noun
- 1
masculineParisian (resident or native of Paris)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Habitant ou personne originaire de Paris, capitale de la France. 2. Personne habitante ou originaire de la banlieue parisienne. 3. Personne venant d’une région étrangère à celle où l’on habite.
adjective: 1. Relatif à Paris ou aux Parisiens. 2. Qui a le caractère ou l’air de Paris. 3. D'une inspiration légère et frivole, voire érotique.
noun: 1. Meuble servant au levage du pain. 2. Sandwich jambon-beurre. 3. Parisien, habitant de Paris.
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 parisien
- Parisiens plural
- Parisienne feminine
- parisienne feminine
- parisiens masculine plural
- parisiennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to parisien
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parisien in French?
parisien appears 27 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).