manière de parler

\ma.njɛʁ də paʁ.le\

/\ma.njɛʁ də paʁ.le\/ noun

The verdict

“manière de parler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Façon de parler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maniere-de-parler · manière de parler · French

manière de parler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 manière de parler
PropertyValue
Headwordmanière de parler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.njɛʁ də paʁ.le\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « manière de parler » en français

manière de parlersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

manière de parler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.njɛʁ də paʁ.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for manière de parler, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is manière de parler, spelled M-A-N-I-È-R-E- -D-E- -P-A-R-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Façon de parler.
  2. 2
    Expression, locution
  3. 3
    Chose dite sans conséquence, ou avec une exagération sensible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette manière de parler est incorrecte.
  2. Il a des manières de parler qui lui sont particulières, qui n’appartiennent qu’à lui.

Synonyms

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 "manière de parler"?
"manière de parler" is spelled M-A-N-I-È-R-E- -D-E- -P-A-R-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.njɛʁ də paʁ.le\.
What does "manière de parler" mean?
As a noun, "manière de parler" means: Façon de parler.
How do you pronounce "manière de parler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manière de parler" is \ma.njɛʁ də paʁ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manière de parler" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list