parcours

\paʁ.kuʁ\

/\paʁ.kuʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“parcours” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,448 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,448
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chemin, trajet que fait une personne ou que l’on fait faire à une chose.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

parcours vs parcouru
88% similar
parcours vs parcourt
88% similar
parcours vs parleurs
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for parcours
PropertyValue
Headwordparcours
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\paʁ.kuʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,448
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parcours” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). parcours lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for parcours is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \paʁ.kuʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,448 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for parcours, with forms such as "aprcours", "pacrours", and "parccours". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "parcouru", "parcourt", "parleurs", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is parcours, spelled P-A-R-C-O-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chemin, trajet que fait une personne ou que l’on fait faire à une chose.
  2. 2
    Trajet déterminé que fait une voiture publique, de celui que fait un cheval dans une course.
  3. 3
    Tracé d'un trajet.
  4. 4
    Curriculum vitæ.
  5. 5
    Droit collectif, qui était pratiqué dans certaines régions, et qui était équivalent à une vaine-pâture sur les terrains de communes ou de paroisses adjacentes.
  6. 6
    Ouvrier agricole saisonnier embauché, pour le temps des moissons, à la manipulation des gerbes.
  7. 7
    Déroulement d'une course hippique du point de vue de ses concurrents.

Synonyms

calveniercalvernierparmaison

This word in other languages

career(English)recorrido(Español)Strecke(Deutsch)caminhada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprcours,pacrours,parccours,parcorus,parcourrs,parcourss,parcousr,parcuors,parocurs,parrcours,pparcours,pracours

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parcours - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aprcours2pacrours2parccours1parcorus2parcourrs1parcourss1parcousr2parcuors2
Edit distance from "parcours"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parcours"?
"parcours" is spelled P-A-R-C-O-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.kuʁ\.
What does "parcours" mean?
As a noun, "parcours" means: Chemin, trajet que fait une personne ou que l’on fait faire à une chose.
What words are commonly confused with "parcours"?
"parcours" is commonly confused with "parcouru", "parcourt", "parleurs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parcours"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parcours" is \paʁ.kuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parcours" come from?
"parcours" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “parcours”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-C-O-U-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \paʁ.kuʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “parcouru” - see the side-by-side comparison. parcours vs parcouru
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list