parole
/pəˈɹoʊl/
"parole" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“parole” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,933. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,933
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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 promis...
Corpus desk
Index EN-parole · parole · English
parole · rank #9,933 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,933
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH parody
Nearest frequency peer: parody (-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 “parole”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- paired
paired
90,071 corpus weight
- parental
parental
90,070 corpus weight
- parody
parody
90,069 corpus weight
- parole
parole
90,068 corpus weight
- participant
participant
90,067 corpus weight
- penguin
penguin
90,066 corpus weight
What this shows “parole” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parole |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pəˈɹoʊl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,933 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “parole”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around parole (IPA /pəˈɹoʊl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,933 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for parole, with forms such as "aprole", "paorle", and "parloe". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pole", "prove", "probe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French parole (“word, formal promise”), from Old French parole, from Late Latin parabola (“speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parabola, parable, and palaver. The correct English form is parole, spelled P-A-R-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Originally, 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.
- 2Conditional 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.
- 3A word of honor, especially given by a prisoner of war, to not engage in combat if released.
- 4A watchword or code phrase; (military) a password given only to officers, distinguished from the countersign, which is given to all guards.
- 5Language in use, as opposed to language as a system.
- 6The 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.
- 7Alternative form of parol.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how parole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He will be on parole for nearly two more years.
He was released on parole.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French parole (“word, formal promise”), from Old French parole, from Late Latin parabola (“speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parabola, parable, and palaver.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aprole
- paorle
- parloe
- paroel
- parolle
- parrole
- pparole
- praole
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parole - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parole", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).