parlar

[paɾˈlaɾ]

/[paɾˈlaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“parlar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hablar con soltura y fluidez.

Corpus desk

Index ES-parlar · parlar · Spanish

parlar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for parlar
PropertyValue
Headwordparlar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paɾˈlaɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “parlar” en español

parlarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parlar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [paɾˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for parlar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is parlar, spelled P-A-R-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hablar con soltura y fluidez.
  2. 2
    Hablar mucho pero con poco contenido.
  3. 3
    Emitir un ave sonidos similares a la voz humana.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how parlar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Y adviertan que mi buen ciego no se lee que hablase palabra hasta que se había lavado en los baños o pilas de Siloé y tenía vista y ojos; entonces parlaba tanto que le dicen los phariseos: in pecatis natus esa, et tu doces nos?
  2. La conversación se fué animando hasta volverse un circo de gallos: todas parlaban a la vez sobre el grande acontecimiento.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parlar"?
"parlar" is spelled P-A-R-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [paɾˈlaɾ].
What does "parlar" mean?
As a verb, "parlar" means: Hablar con soltura y fluidez.
How do you pronounce "parlar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parlar" is [paɾˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parlar" come from?
"parlar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list