Paris is the most beautiful city in the world.
Source: tatoeba (1627)
Paris
/ˈpæ.ɹɪs/
Synonyms for "paris" (6 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
mythic figuremythical herotrojan prince
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: capital, city, metropolis, mythic figure, mythical hero.
- Sentence evidence is available for paris, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "paris".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "paris"
Keep "paris" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "paris" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "paris", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "paris" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesMore specific
2 entriesTrojan princearrondissement
Collocations
6 entriesParis AgreementParis MetroParis city centerParis climate agreementParis skylineParisian cuisine
Derivations
1 entriesTranslations
164 translations across 130 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Parys name (capital of France)
Akan
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Albanian
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Amharic
2 entries- ፓሪ name (capital of France)
- ፓሪስ name (capital of France)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- Λευκετία name (capital of France)
- Λευκοτοκία name (capital of France)
- Λουκετία name (capital of France)
- Λουκοτοκία name (capital of France)
Antillean Creole
1 entries- Pawi name (capital of France)
Arabic
4 entries- باريس name (capital of France)
- باريس name (capital of France)
- بَارِيز name (capital of France)
- بَارِيس name (capital of France)
Aragonese
1 entries- París name (capital of France)
Armenian
1 entries- Փարիզ name (capital of France)
Asturian
1 entries- París name (capital of France)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- Parij name (capital of France)
- Paris name (capital of France)
Bashkir
1 entries- Париж name (capital of France)
Basque
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Belarusian
1 entries- Пары́ж name (capital of France)
Bengali
1 entries- প্যারিস name (capital of France)
Breton
1 entries- Pariz name (capital of France)
Bulgarian
2 entries- Па́рис name (cities in the U.S.)
- Пари́ж name (capital of France)
Burmese
1 entries- ပါရီ name (capital of France)
Catalan
1 entries- París name (capital of France)
Chechen
1 entries- Париж name (capital of France)
Chinese
1 entries- 巴黎 name (capital of France)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 巴黎 name (capital of France)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 巴黎 name (capital of France)
- 帕里斯 name (cities in the U.S.)
Chuvash
1 entries- Парис name (capital of France)
Cornish
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Corsican
3 entries- Pariggi name (capital of France)
- Parighji name (capital of France)
- Parigi name (capital of France)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Czech
1 entries- Paříž name (capital of France)
Danish
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Dutch
1 entries- Parijs name (capital of France)
Eastern Min Chinese
1 entries- 巴黎 name (capital of France)
Esperanto
1 entries- Parizo name (capital of France)
Estonian
1 entries- Pariis name (capital of France)
Farefare
1 entries- Pari name (capital of France)
Faroese
1 entries- París name (capital of France)
Finnish
1 entries- Pariisi name (capital of France)
French
2 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
- Paris name (cities in the U.S.)
Galician
1 entries- París name (capital of France)
Georgian
1 entries- პარიზი name (capital of France)
German
2 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
- Paris name (cities in the U.S.)
Greek
1 entries- Παρίσι name (capital of France)
Gujarati
1 entries- પૅરિસ name (capital of France)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 巴黎 name (capital of France)
Hausa
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Hawaiian
1 entries- Palika name (capital of France)
Hebrew
1 entries- פָּרִיז name (capital of France)
Hindi
1 entries- पेरिस name (capital of France)
Hungarian
2 entries- Paris name (cities in the U.S.)
- Párizs name (capital of France)
Icelandic
1 entries- París name (capital of France)
Irish
1 entries- Páras name (capital of France)
Italian
1 entries- Parigi name (capital of France)
Japanese
2 entries- パリ name (capital of France)
- パリス name (cities in the U.S.)
Kalmyk
1 entries- Париж name (capital of France)
Kannada
1 entries- ಪ್ಯಾರಿಸ್ name (capital of France)
Kashubian
1 entries- Pariz name (capital of France)
Kazakh
1 entries- Париж name (capital of France)
Khmer
1 entries- ប៉ារីស name (capital of France)
Korean
2 entries- 빠리 name (capital of France)
- 파리 name (capital of France)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- Париж name (capital of France)
Lao
1 entries- ປາລີ name (capital of France)
Latin
4 entries- Lutetia name (capital of France)
- Lutetia name (cities in the U.S.)
- Lutetia Parisiorum name (capital of France)
- Paris name (cities in the U.S.)
Latvian
1 entries- Parīze name (capital of France)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Paryžius name (capital of France)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Paräis name (capital of France)
Macedonian
2 entries- Париз name (capital of France)
- Парис name (cities in the U.S.)
Malay
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Malayalam
1 entries- പാരിസ് name (capital of France)
Maltese
1 entries- Pariġi name (capital of France)
Manx
1 entries- Paarys name (capital of France)
Marathi
2 entries- पॅरिस name (capital of France)
- पॅरिस name (cities in the U.S.)
Middle English
1 entries- Parys name (capital of France)
Mongolian
1 entries- Парис name (capital of France)
Māori
1 entries- Parī name (capital of France)
Nepali
1 entries- पेरिस name (capital of France)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- Parîs name (capital of France)
Northern Sotho
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Occitan
1 entries- París name (capital of France)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- Парижь name (capital of France)
Ossetian
1 entries- Париж name (capital of France)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- Париз name (capital of France)
Pashto
1 entries- پاريس name (capital of France)
Persian
1 entries- پاریس name (capital of France)
Polish
1 entries- Paryż name (capital of France)
Portuguese
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Punjabi
2 entries- پَیرَس name (capital of France)
- ਪੈਰਿਸ name (capital of France)
Romani
1 entries- o Parìzo name (capital of France)
Romanian
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Russian
2 entries- Па́рис name (cities in the U.S.)
- Пари́ж name (capital of France)
Samoan
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Samogitian
1 entries- Parīžios name (capital of France)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Pariz name (capital of France)
- Париз name (capital of France)
Sicilian
2 entries- Parisi name (capital of France)
- Parisi name (cities in the U.S.)
Sinhalese
2 entries- පැරිස් name (capital of France)
- පැරිසිය name (capital of France)
Slovak
2 entries- Paríž name (capital of France)
- Paríž name (cities in the U.S.)
Slovene
1 entries- Paríz name (capital of France)
Somali
1 entries- Baariis name (capital of France)
Spanish
1 entries- París name (capital of France)
Sranan Tongo
1 entries- Pareisi name (capital of France)
Swahili
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Swedish
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Tagalog
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Tajik
2 entries- Париж name (capital of France)
- Порис name (capital of France)
Tamil
1 entries- பாரிஸ் name (capital of France)
Tatar
1 entries- Париж name (capital of France)
Telugu
1 entries- పారిస్ name (capital of France)
Thai
1 entries- ปารีส name (capital of France)
Tibetan
1 entries- པ་ལི name (capital of France)
Turkish
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Turkmen
1 entries- Pariž name (capital of France)
Udmurt
1 entries- Париж name (capital of France)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Пари́ж name (capital of France)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Urdu
1 entries- پیرس name (capital of France)
Uyghur
1 entries- پارىژ name (capital of France)
Uzbek
1 entries- Parij name (capital of France)
Vietnamese
3 entries- Ba Lê name (capital of France)
- Ba Lý name (capital of France)
- Pa-ri name (capital of France)
Walloon
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Welsh
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
West Flemish
1 entries- Parys name (capital of France)
West-Frisian
1 entries- Parys name (capital of France)
Wu Chinese
1 entries- 巴黎 name (capital of France)
Yakut
1 entries- Париж name (capital of France)
Yiddish
1 entries- פּאַריז name (capital of France)
Yoruba
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Zazaki
1 entries- Paris name (capital of France)
Zhuang
1 entries- Bahliz name (capital of France)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I'd like to study in Paris.
Source: tatoeba (1761)
Your brother said you'd gone to Paris.
Source: tatoeba (16983)
Is it true that you are going to Paris?
Source: tatoeba (17961)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "paris"?
Closest matches include capital, city, metropolis, mythic figure, mythical hero.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "paris"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.