parrot
par·rot/ˈpæɹət/noun, verb
parrot is spelled P-A-R-R-O-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (par·rot). It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parrot means “A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parrot is parrots.
How many letters and syllables are in parrot?
| Letters | 6: P-A-R-R-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: par·rot |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th 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 parrot?
Parrot appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 parrot?
- UK /ˈpæɹət/
- British /ˈpaɹət/
- /ˈpæɹət/
Parrot has 2 syllables, split par·rot in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-parrot.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with parrot?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as parrot from its last stressed vowel (/æɹət/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: raptor.
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 parrot
- parrots plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- parroting participle, present
- parroted participle, past
- parrotted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parrot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store.
- 2
A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.
What kind of a parrot are you? He just said that.
- 3
archaicA puffin.
- 4
obsoletechannel coal.
- 5
slangA transponder.
verb
- 1
To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
The interviewee merely parroted the views of her tabloid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parrot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | perroquet , perroqueter, perrucher |
| German | Papagei , nachplappern |
| Portuguese | papagaio, louro , papaguear, papagaiar |
| Spanish | papagayo, loro, cotorra, catana , hablar como un papagayo, hablar por boca de ganso |
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 parrot come from?
First attested in 1525. From Middle French perrot, either a diminutive of Pierre or a shortened form of perroquet (whence also parakeet). Compare French pierrot and Occitan parrat. A number of origins have been suggested for perroquet, such as Spanish periquito and Italian parrocchetto. The relationship between these various words is disputed. Replaced earlier popinjay.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).