# parrot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæɹət/ · frequency rank #15,240

## Definitions
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.
2. A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.
3. A puffin.
4. channel coal.
5. A transponder.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **part** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parrot-vs-part)
- **Prot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parrot-vs-prot)
- **parry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parrot-vs-parry)
- **Perot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parrot-vs-perot)
- **patrol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parrot-vs-patrol)
- **patron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parrot-vs-patron)
- **parton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parrot-vs-parton)
- **Poirot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parrot-vs-poirot)
- **parson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parrot-vs-parson)
- **patriot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parrot-vs-patriot)
- **Pierrot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parrot-vs-pierrot)
- **parr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parr-vs-parrot)
- **Parra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parra-vs-parrot)
- **parent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parent-vs-parrot)
- **pardon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pardon-vs-parrot)
- **parlor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parlor-vs-parrot)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aprrot`, `parort`, `parot`, `parrott`, `parrto`, `pparrot`, `prarot`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/parrot