parlé-chanté
\paʁ.le ʃɑ̃.te\
The verdict
“parlé-chanté” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chanson dont les paroles sont parlées sur de la musique au lieu d’être chantées.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parlé-chanté |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \paʁ.le ʃɑ̃.te\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parlé-chanté” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
parlé-chanté is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʁ.le ʃɑ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chanson dont les paroles sont parlées sur de la musique au lieu d’être chantées.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for parlé-chanté in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is parlé-chanté, spelled P-A-R-L-É---C-H-A-N-T-É.
Definition
- 1Chanson dont les paroles sont parlées sur de la musique au lieu d’être chantées.
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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.
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Using “parlé-chanté”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-L-É---C-H-A-N-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \paʁ.le ʃɑ̃.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.