parisienne

\pa.ʁi.zjɛn\

/\pa.ʁi.zjɛn\/ noun

The verdict

“parisienne” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,784 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,784
frequency rank, French
10
letters
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fonte de caractère d'une taille équivalent à un corps 5, dite autrefois sédanoise.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

parisienne vs parisiens
80% similar
parisienne vs parvienne
80% similar
parisienne vs parisiennes
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for parisienne
PropertyValue
Headwordparisienne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.ʁi.zjɛn\
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,784
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parisienne” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). parisienne lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for parisienne is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pa.ʁi.zjɛn\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,784 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Fonte de caractère d'une taille équivalent à un corps 5, dite autrefois sédanoise.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for parisienne, with forms such as "aprisienne", "pairsienne", and "pariisenne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "parisiens", "parvienne", "parisiennes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is parisienne, spelled P-A-R-I-S-I-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fonte de caractère d'une taille équivalent à un corps 5, dite autrefois sédanoise.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprisienne,pairsienne,pariisenne,pariseinne,parisiene,parisienen,parisinene,parissienne,parrisienne,parsiienne,pparisienne,praisienne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parisienne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aprisienne2pairsienne2pariisenne2pariseinne2parisiene1parisienen2parisinene2parissienne1
Edit distance from "parisienne"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parisienne"?
"parisienne" is spelled P-A-R-I-S-I-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁi.zjɛn\.
What does "parisienne" mean?
As a noun, "parisienne" means: Fonte de caractère d'une taille équivalent à un corps 5, dite autrefois sédanoise.
What words are commonly confused with "parisienne"?
"parisienne" is commonly confused with "parisiens", "parvienne", "parisiennes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parisienne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parisienne" is \pa.ʁi.zjɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parisienne" come from?
"parisienne" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “parisienne”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-I-S-I-E-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pa.ʁi.zjɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “parisiens” - see the side-by-side comparison. parisienne vs parisiens
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list