Parterre

/[paʁˈtɛʁ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#51,587

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Parterre is aGermannoun. It means: Erdgeschoss, Geschoss zu ebener Erde Pronounced [paʁˈtɛʁ].

Key facts for Parterre
PropertyValue
HeadwordParterre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paʁˈtɛʁ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,587
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Parterre is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paʁˈtɛʁ]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,587 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Parterre in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Parterre, spelled P-A-R-T-E-R-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erdgeschoss, Geschoss zu ebener Erde
  2. 2
    der zu ebener Erde gelegene Teil eines Zuschauerraums (im Theater, Kino, Opernhaus)
  3. 3
    ein flaches, nur niedrig bepflanztes, einem Gebäude vorgelagertes Gelände

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #51,587 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Parterre"?
"Parterre" is spelled P-A-R-T-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁˈtɛʁ].
What does "Parterre" mean?
As a noun, "Parterre" means: Erdgeschoss, Geschoss zu ebener Erde
How do you pronounce "Parterre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Parterre" is [paʁˈtɛʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Parterre" come from?
"Parterre" 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.