parison
/ˈpɛɹəsən/noun
parison is spelled P-A-R-I-S-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parison means “A spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parison is parisons.
How many letters and syllables are in parison?
| Letters | 7: P-A-R-I-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is parison?
Parison appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce parison?
- UK /ˈpæɹɪsən/
- US /ˈpɛɹəsən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with parison?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as parison (/ɛɹəsən/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pansori.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of parison
- parisons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parison mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parison in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense primary mass in glassblowing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paraison |
| German | Külbel |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does parison come from?
From French paraison, from parer (“pare”). Doublet of paration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).