parterre
par·terre/pɑːɹˈtɛɚ/noun
parterre is spelled P-A-R-T-E-R-R-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (par·terre). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parterre means “A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parterre is parterres.
How many letters and syllables are in parterre?
| Letters | 8: P-A-R-T-E-R-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: par·terre |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 parterre?
Parterre appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 parterre?
- UK /pɑːˈtɛə/
- US /pɑːɹˈtɛɚ/
Parterre has 2 syllables, split par·terre in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-parterre.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with parterre?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as parterre from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹ/):
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 parterre
- parterres plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parterre mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
- 2
A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
- 3
A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
- 4
The part of the ground-floor section nearest the orchestra and the stage; the stalls.
- 5
UKThe part of the ground-floor section behind the stalls and underneath the galleries; the pit.
- 6
That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.
- 7
USAn apartment balcony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does parterre come from?
Borrowed from French parterre (“on the ground”), from par (“on”) + terre (“ground”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).