en parallèle
\ɑ̃ pa.ʁa.lɛl\
The verdict
“en parallèle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans le même temps ; simultanément ; de front.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-parallele · en parallèle · French
en parallèle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | en parallèle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ pa.ʁa.lɛl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en parallèle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ pa.ʁa.lɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for en parallèle in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is en parallèle, spelled E-N- -P-A-R-A-L-L-È-L-E.
Definition
- 1Dans le même temps ; simultanément ; de front.
- 2S’applique à un montage où tous les pôles positifs d’une part et tous les pôles négatifs d’autre part sont reliés entre eux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en parallèle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Par ailleurs, le pays souffre d'une grave pénurie de ciment, qui engendre en parallèle une hausse des prix du secteur du bâtiment.
Le dictionnaire encyclopédique (dictionnaire de choses, en parallèle aux dictionnaires de mots) informe sur les choses désignées par les mots et non, comme le précédent, sur les mots en tant que signes.
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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.