Parlament

/[paʁlaˈmɛnt]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,034

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Parlament is aGermannoun. It means: Teil der Legislative, in dem gewählte Vertreter des Volkes über Gesetze diskutieren und abstimmen Pronounced [paʁlaˈmɛnt]. It ranks #2,034 in German word frequency. Often confused with Pergament and Parlaments.

Key facts for Parlament
PropertyValue
HeadwordParlament
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paʁlaˈmɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,034
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Parlament in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Parlament is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paʁlaˈmɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,034 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Parlament, with forms such as "aprlament", "palrament", and "paralment". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Pergament", "Parlaments", "Parlamente", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Parlament, spelled P-A-R-L-A-M-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teil der Legislative, in dem gewählte Vertreter des Volkes über Gesetze diskutieren und abstimmen
  2. 2
    Gebäude, in dem die Volksvertreter tätig sind

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprlament,palrament,paralment,parlaemnt,parlamennt,parlamentt,parlametn,parlamment,parlamnet,parllament,parlmaent,parrlament,pparlament,pralament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Parlament

Misspelling Variants of "Parlament"

aprlament9palrament9paralment9parlaemnt9parlamennt10parlamentt10parlametn9parlamment10
Misspelling Variants of "Parlament"

Frequency rank: #2,034 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Parlament"?
"Parlament" is spelled P-A-R-L-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁlaˈmɛnt].
What does "Parlament" mean?
As a noun, "Parlament" means: Teil der Legislative, in dem gewählte Vertreter des Volkes über Gesetze diskutieren und abstimmen
What words are commonly confused with "Parlament"?
"Parlament" is commonly confused with "Pergament", "Parlaments", "Parlamente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Parlament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Parlament" is [paʁlaˈmɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Parlament" come from?
"Parlament" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.