adresser la parole

\a.dʁɛ.se la pa.ʁɔl\

/\a.dʁɛ.se la pa.ʁɔl\/ verb

The verdict

“adresser la parole” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parler directement, à quelqu’un.

Key facts for adresser la parole
PropertyValue
Headwordadresser la parole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.dʁɛ.se la pa.ʁɔl\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adresser la parole” sits in French frequency

adresser la parole falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for adresser la parole is 18 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.dʁɛ.se la pa.ʁɔl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

  1. 1
    Parler directement, à quelqu’un.

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 "adresser la parole"?
"adresser la parole" is spelled A-D-R-E-S-S-E-R- -L-A- -P-A-R-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.dʁɛ.se la pa.ʁɔl\.
What does "adresser la parole" mean?
As a verb, "adresser la parole" means: Parler directement, à quelqu’un.
How do you pronounce "adresser la parole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adresser la parole" is \a.dʁɛ.se la pa.ʁɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adresser la parole" come from?
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Using “adresser la parole”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-D-R-E-S-S-E-R- -L-A- -P-A-R-O-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.dʁɛ.se la pa.ʁɔl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list