parable
\pa.ʁabl\
The verdict
“parable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être paré.
Corpus desk
Index FR-parable · parable · French
parable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | parable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pa.ʁabl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
parable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pa.ʁabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être paré.".
parable has no tracked misspelling variants, 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is parable, spelled P-A-R-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui peut être paré.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how parable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'attaque est parable mais dans les airs, il n'y a aucune esquive possible.
Antonyms
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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.