parler

\paʁ.le\

/\paʁ.le\/ verb

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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)

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.

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).

parler vs payer
67% similar
parler vs prier
67% similar
parler vs parte
67% similar

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

Key facts for parler
PropertyValue
Headwordparler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\paʁ.le\
Letters6
Frequency rank#245
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “parler” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.parlerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « famille » (#244), « suite » (#246), « enfants » (#243). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    User de la faculté du langage ; proférer, prononcer, articuler des mots.
  2. 2
    Imiter le langage de l’homme, en parlant de certains oiseaux comme les perroquets, les sansonnets, les geais, les pies, etc.
  3. 3
    Exprimer sa pensée en articulant les mots d’une langue.
  4. 4
    S’exprimer sur certains sujets.
  5. 5
    Adresser la parole, avoir un entretien, converser.
  6. 6
    S’entretenir de.
  7. 7
    Révéler, dévoiler quelque chose.
  8. 8
    Expliquer ses sentiments, sa pensée, déclarer son intention, sa volonté.
  9. 9
    Intervenir, prendre la parole pour ou contre quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
  10. 10
    Prononcer un discours, prendre la parole en public.
  11. 11
    Expliquer sa pensée par écrit.
  12. 12
    Manifester ses sentiments, ses pensées par un autre moyen que celui de la parole.
  13. 13
    Provoquer des émotions, des sentiments en parlant des choses qui ont ou qui semblent avoir une sorte de langage.
  14. 14
    Démontrer ou confirmer ses qualités.
  15. 15
    Se servir d’un langage.
  16. 16
    S’entretenir de quelque chose, en raisonner, en discourir.
  17. 17
    Être sceptique sur le sujet.
  18. 18
    Mettre en mots ou en récit un psychotraumatisme de façon à en alerter autrui et/ou à en réduire les séquelles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tout en procédant à sa toilette, elle parle toute seule, bavarde, gaie, animée, à cause qu’on est encore au printemps de la journée.
  2. 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

speak(English)hablar(Español)sprechen(Deutsch)falar(Português)

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.

aprler2palrer2parelr2parlerr1parller1parlre2parrler1pparler1
Edit distance from "parler"

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"?
"parler" is spelled P-A-R-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.le\.
What does "parler" mean?
As a verb, "parler" means: User de la faculté du langage ; proférer, prononcer, articuler des mots.
What words are commonly confused with "parler"?
"parler" is commonly confused with "payer", "prier", "parte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parler" is \paʁ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parler" come from?
"parler" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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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).

besoin#248aurait#241savoir#251maison#235

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

pouvoir9 variantsquelque9 variantsailleurs9 variantsdevant9 variants

What to do next

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  • "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

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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