parrot

[ˈpæɹət]

/[ˈpæɹət]/ noun

The verdict

“parrot” is uncommon German (frequency #69,571 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,571
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Papagei

Corpus desk

Index DE-parrot · parrot · German

parrot · rank #69,571 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,571
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Parkplatzsuche

Nearest frequency peer: Parkplatzsuche (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „parrot“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „parrot“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for parrot
PropertyValue
Headwordparrot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpæɹət]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,571
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „parrot“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).parrotfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Parkplatzsuche“ (#69,570), „Parteigänger“ (#69,572), „passenger“ (#69,573). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „parrot“ bei #69,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parrot is uncommon German at frequency #69,571 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpæɹət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Papagei".

No generated misspelling entries exist for parrot in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is parrot, spelled P-A-R-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Papagei

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parrot"?
"parrot" is spelled P-A-R-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpæɹət].
What does "parrot" mean?
As a noun, "parrot" means: Papagei
How do you pronounce "parrot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parrot" is [ˈpæɹət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parrot" come from?
"parrot" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list