parol
/ˈpæɹ.əl/adjective, noun
parol is spelled P-A-R-O-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, parol means “Word of mouth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in parol?
| Letters | 5: P-A-R-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 parol?
Parol appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 parol?
- /ˈpæɹ.əl/
- /ˈpɛɹ.əl/
As a noun (“An ornamental star-like Christmas lantern from the…”): /pɑˈɹoʊl/, /pəˈɹoʊl/.
Parol has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-parol.ogg, En-us-parol-2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with parol?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as parol from its last stressed vowel (/oʊl/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: polar.
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 parol
- parols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Word of mouth.
- 2
Verbal, oral, informal.
Parol, or extrinsic evidence should only be used where it may clarify ambiguous terms of a contract.
noun
- 1
A word; an oral utterance.
- 2
Oral declaration; word of mouth.
- 3
A writing not under seal.
- 4
An ornamental star-like Christmas lantern from the Philippines.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does parol come from?
from Middle French parole, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).