Parlement européen
\paʁ.lə.mɑ̃ ø.ʁɔ.pe.ɛ\
The verdict
“Parlement européen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Institution parlementaire de l'Union européenne (UE), élu tous les cinq ans au suffrage universel direct, à la proportionnelle, depuis 1979.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Parlement européen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \paʁ.lə.mɑ̃ ø.ʁɔ.pe.ɛ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Parlement européen” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Parlement européen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʁ.lə.mɑ̃ ø.ʁɔ.pe.ɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Institution parlementaire de l'Union européenne (UE), élu tous les cinq ans au suffrage universel direct, à la proportionnelle, depuis 1979.".
Parlement européen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Parlement européen, spelled P-A-R-L-E-M-E-N-T- -E-U-R-O-P-É-E-N.
Definition
- 1Institution parlementaire de l'Union européenne (UE), élu tous les cinq ans au suffrage universel direct, à la proportionnelle, depuis 1979.
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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 “Parlement européen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-L-E-M-E-N-T- -E-U-R-O-P-É-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \paʁ.lə.mɑ̃ ø.ʁɔ.pe.ɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.