paro

\pa.ʁo\

/\pa.ʁo\/ adj

The verdict

“paro” is uncommon French (frequency #65,392 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,392
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fou, névrosé. Multiples sens mais généralement « paranoïaque ».

Corpus desk

Index FR-paro · paro · French

paro · rank #65,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,392
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH parleraient

Nearest frequency peer: parleraient (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « paro »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « paro » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for paro
PropertyValue
Headwordparo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pa.ʁo\
Letters4
Frequency rank#65,392
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « paro » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).parotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « parleraient » (#65,391), « participerait » (#65,393), « partiraient » (#65,394). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paro » est au #65,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

paro is uncommon French at frequency #65,392 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pa.ʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fou, névrosé. Multiples sens mais généralement « paranoïaque ».".

paro has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is paro, spelled P-A-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fou, névrosé. Multiples sens mais généralement « paranoïaque ».

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how paro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. être paro : être prêt à n’importe quel événement
  2. Y’a des mecs timides et discrets qui au fond sont de vrais paro, Semblent inoffensifs et distraits mais leurs secrets sont paro, Un mec qui parle peu souvent les gens le trouvent paro, Un mec qui t’en veux te donne des raisons d’être paro, Y’a des lâches qui se la jouent et veulent se faire passer pour des paro.

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 "paro"?
"paro" is spelled P-A-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁo\.
What does "paro" mean?
As an adjective, "paro" means: Fou, névrosé. Multiples sens mais généralement « paranoïaque ».
How do you pronounce "paro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paro" is \pa.ʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paro" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list