parlait

\paʁ.lɛ\

/\paʁ.lɛ\/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“parlait” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,946
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de parler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-parlait · parlait · French

parlait · rank #2,946 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,946
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH Parisien

Nearest frequency peer: Parisien (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « parlait »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « parlait » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

parlait vs plait
71% similar
parlait vs payait
71% similar
parlait vs priait
71% similar

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

Key facts for parlait
PropertyValue
Headwordparlait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\paʁ.lɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,946
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « parlait »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).parlaitse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Parisien » (#2,945), « poissons » (#2,947), « paiement » (#2,944). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « parlait » est au #2,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around parlait (IPA \paʁ.lɛ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,946 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de parler.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for parlait, with forms such as "aprlait", "palrait", and "paralit". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "plait", "payait", "priait", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is parlait, spelled P-A-R-L-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de parler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais, en même temps que Beaumôme parlait, il serrait plus tendrement contre lui Marie Legall, s’amusant à frôler son oreille du bout de ses moustaches copieusement poissées par tous les petits verres qu’il avait lichés dans la journée.
  2. Malgré la fortune de leur père, elles étaient aussi habiles à faire des reprises qu’à festonner ; souvent leur mère parlait de leur apprendre la cuisine afin qu’elles sussent bien ordonner un dîner, et pussent gronder une cuisinière en connaissance de cause.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprlait
  • palrait
  • paralit
  • parlaitt
  • parlati
  • parliat
  • parllait
  • parrlait
  • pparlait
  • pralait

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parlait - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aprlait2palrait2paralit2parlaitt1parlati2parliat2parllait1parrlait1
Edit distance from "parlait"

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 "parlait"?
"parlait" is spelled P-A-R-L-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.lɛ\.
What does "parlait" mean?
As a verb, "parlait" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de parler.
What words are commonly confused with "parlait"?
"parlait" is commonly confused with "plait", "payait", "priait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parlait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parlait" is \paʁ.lɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parlait" come from?
"parlait" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parlait", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oiseaux#2,940publiée#2,952rejoint#2,957termine#2,967

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

lèvres10 variantsréussite10 variantstraduit10 variantsdossiers10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list