adresser la parole
\a.dʁɛ.se la pa.ʁɔl\
The verdict
“adresser la parole” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parler directement, à quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-adresser-la-parole · adresser la parole · French
adresser la parole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adresser la parole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.dʁɛ.se la pa.ʁɔl\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
adresser la parole is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.dʁɛ.se la pa.ʁɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parler directement, à quelqu’un.".
adresser la parole has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is adresser la parole, spelled A-D-R-E-S-S-E-R- -L-A- -P-A-R-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Parler directement, à quelqu’un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how adresser la parole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Flatté, il allait m’adresser courtoisement la parole lorsque la vieille dame, maîtresse du logis, servit l’apéritif.
Elle décide de ne plus lui adresser la parole.
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.