paranóia
Portuguese, noun
paranóia is spelled P-A-R-A-N-Ó-I-A (8 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,653rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paranóia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of paranoia; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, paranoia is a different word: “paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterised by delusions of…”.
What does paranóia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of paranoia; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
noun
- 1
feminineparanoia (a psychotic disorder characterised by delusions of persecution)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. distúrbio mental que consiste na sensação ou sentimento de perseguição aleatória e desnecessária
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of paranóia
- paranoias plural
- paranóia alternative
- paranóias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to paranóia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paranóia in Portuguese?
paranóia appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).