how to pronounce paranoia

/pa.ʁaˈnɔɪ̯.a/

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paranoia is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of paranoia in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… auch diese diese paranoia entwickelt das …”

meanings of paranoia

noun:

Paranoia.

paranoia frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word paranoia occurs in german on average 4.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.