parable
French, adjective\pa.ʁabl\
parable is spelled P-A-R-A-B-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 125,137th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parable is a French adjective meaning “preventable (able to be or fit to be prevented)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui peut être paré”.
What does parable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
preventable (able to be or fit to be prevented)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui peut être paré.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of parable
- parables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parable?
- \pa.ʁabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parable in French?
parable appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).