parler
\paʁ.le\
The verdict
“parler” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #245. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #245
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - User de la faculté du langage ; proférer, prononcer, articuler des mots.
Corpus desk
Index FR-parler · parler · French
parler · rank #245 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #245
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH famille
Nearest frequency peer: famille (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “parler”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- avons
avons
99,759 corpus weight
- enfants
enfants
99,758 corpus weight
- famille
famille
99,757 corpus weight
- parler
parler
99,756 corpus weight
- suite
suite
99,755 corpus weight
- assez
assez
99,754 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “parler” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \paʁ.le\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #245 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “parler” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around parler (IPA \paʁ.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #245 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for parler, with forms such as "aprler", "palrer", and "parelr". 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, "payer", "prier", "parte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 parler, spelled P-A-R-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1User de la faculté du langage ; proférer, prononcer, articuler des mots.
- 2Imiter le langage de l’homme, en parlant de certains oiseaux comme les perroquets, les sansonnets, les geais, les pies, etc.
- 3Exprimer sa pensée en articulant les mots d’une langue.
- 4S’exprimer sur certains sujets.
- 5Adresser la parole, avoir un entretien, converser.
- 6S’entretenir de.
- 7Révéler, dévoiler quelque chose.
- 8Expliquer ses sentiments, sa pensée, déclarer son intention, sa volonté.
- 9Intervenir, prendre la parole pour ou contre quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
- 10Prononcer un discours, prendre la parole en public.
- 11Expliquer sa pensée par écrit.
- 12Manifester ses sentiments, ses pensées par un autre moyen que celui de la parole.
- 13Provoquer des émotions, des sentiments en parlant des choses qui ont ou qui semblent avoir une sorte de langage.
- 14Démontrer ou confirmer ses qualités.
- 15Se servir d’un langage.
- 16S’entretenir de quelque chose, en raisonner, en discourir.
- 17Être sceptique sur le sujet.
- 18Mettre en mots ou en récit un psychotraumatisme de façon à en alerter autrui et/ou à en réduire les séquelles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how parler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tout en procédant à sa toilette, elle parle toute seule, bavarde, gaie, animée, à cause qu’on est encore au printemps de la journée.
Les deux travailleurs essuyèrent leurs visages trempés, […], puis se parlèrent et se comportèrent comme des hommes qui se congratulent d’une matinée bien employée.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aprler
- palrer
- parelr
- parlerr
- parller
- parlre
- parrler
- pparler
- praler
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parler - 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.
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 "parler"?
What does "parler" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "parler"?
How do you pronounce "parler"?
What language does "parler" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parler", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "parler". Here's where to go from here.
- "parler" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "payer". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #245 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.