parole
pa·role/pəˈɹoʊl/noun, verb
parole is spelled P-A-R-O-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (pa·role). It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parole means “Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parole is paroles.
How many letters and syllables are in parole?
| Letters | 6: P-A-R-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pa·role |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 parole?
Parole appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th 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 parole?
- UK /pəˈɹəʊl/
- UK [p(ʰ)əˈɹəʊɫ]
- US /pəˈɹoʊl/
Parole has 2 syllables, split pa·role in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-parole.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with parole?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as parole from its last stressed vowel (/oʊl/):
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 parole
- paroles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- paroling participle, present
- paroled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour.
He will be on parole for nearly two more years.
- 2
Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases.
- 3
A word of honor, especially given by a prisoner of war, to not engage in combat if released.
- 4
archaicA watchword or code phrase; (military) a password given only to officers, distinguished from the countersign, which is given to all guards.
- 5
Language in use, as opposed to language as a system.
- 6
USThe permission for a foreigner who does not meet the technical requirements for a visa to be allowed to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
- 7
Alternative form of parol.
verb
- 1
To release (a prisoner) on the understanding that s/he checks in regularly and obeys the law.
- 2
To be released on parole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | libération conditionnelle |
| German | bedingte Haftentlassung, Bewährung |
| Portuguese | condicional, liberdade condicional |
| Spanish | libertad condicional , ser puesto en libertad condicional |
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.