parliament

/ˈpɑː.lə.mənt/

//ˈpɑː.lə.mənt// noun

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"parliament" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“parliament” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,874. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,874
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.

Corpus desk

Index EN-parliament · parliament · English

parliament · rank #1,874 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,874
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH ordered

Nearest frequency peer: ordered (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “parliament”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “parliament” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for parliament
PropertyValue
Headwordparliament
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɑː.lə.mənt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,874
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “parliament”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).parliamentlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “ordered” (#1,873), “prepared” (#1,875), “offers” (#1,872). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “parliament” is #1,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around parliament (IPA /ˈpɑː.lə.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,874 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for parliament, with forms such as "aprliament", "palriament", and "parilament". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English parlement, from Anglo-Norman parliament, parlement, parliment and Old French parlement (“discussion, meeting, negotiation; assembly, council”), from parler (“to speak”) + -ment (“-ment”, suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually indicatin… The correct English form is parliament, spelled P-A-R-L-I-A-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
  2. 2
    In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
  3. 3
    A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).
  4. 4
    A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.
  5. 5
    Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread.
  6. 6
    a length of time for which a parliament is summoned, in modern times therefore the period between two consecutive elections.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how parliament appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. By the 13th Century, a parliament was when kings met up with English barons to raise cash for fighting wars - mostly against Scotland.
  2. The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP.

Etymology

From Middle English parlement, from Anglo-Norman parliament, parlement, parliment and Old French parlement (“discussion, meeting, negotiation; assembly, council”), from parler (“to speak”) + -ment (“-ment”, suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually indicating an action or state resulting from them) (from Latin -mentum). Compare Medieval Latin parlamentum, parliamentum (“discussion, meeting; council or court summoned by the monarch”), Italian parlamento and Sicilian parramentu.

This word in other languages

parlamento(Español)parlement(Français)Parlament(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprliament
  • palriament
  • parilament
  • parlaiment
  • parliaemnt
  • parliamennt
  • parliamentt
  • parliametn
  • parliamment
  • parliamnet
  • parlimaent
  • parlliament
  • parrliament
  • pparliament
  • praliament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parliament - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aprliament2palriament2parilament2parlaiment2parliaemnt2parliamennt1parliamentt1parliametn2
Edit distance from "parliament"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parliament"?
"parliament" is spelled P-A-R-L-I-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɑː.lə.mənt/.
What does "parliament" mean?
As a noun, "parliament" means: A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
What are common misspellings of "parliament"?
Common misspellings include "aprliament", "palriament", "parilament", "parlaiment", "parliaemnt". The correct spelling is "parliament".
How do you pronounce "parliament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parliament" is /ˈpɑː.lə.mənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "parliament"?
From Middle English parlement, from Anglo-Norman parliament, parlement, parliment and Old French parlement (“discussion, meeting, negotiation; assembly, council”), from parler (“to speak”) + -ment (“-ment”, suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list