parce
French, preposition/paʁs/
parce is spelled P-A-R-C-E (5 letters) and appears 537 times per million words in written French, the 150th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parce is a French preposition meaning “only used in parce que” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Utilisé seulement dans la locution parce que”.
What does parce mean in English?
preposition
- 1
only used in parce que
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. Utilisé seulement dans la locution parce que
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.
How do you pronounce parce?
- /paʁs/
- \paʁs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is parce in French?
parce appears 537 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).