parler de la pluie et du beau temps

\paʁ.le də la plɥi e dy bo tɑ̃\

/\paʁ.le də la plɥi e dy bo tɑ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“parler de la pluie et du beau temps” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
35
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parler de tout et de rien avec quelqu’un, de choses diverses et souvent futiles.

Key facts for parler de la pluie et du beau temps
PropertyValue
Headwordparler de la pluie et du beau temps
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\paʁ.le də la plɥi e dy bo tɑ̃\
Letters35
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parler de la pluie et du beau temps” sits in French frequency

parler de la pluie et du beau temps falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for parler de la pluie et du beau temps is 35 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \paʁ.le də la plɥi e dy bo tɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Parler de tout et de rien avec quelqu’un, de choses diverses et souvent futiles.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for parler de la pluie et du beau temps, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 de la pluie et du beau temps, spelled P-A-R-L-E-R- -D-E- -L-A- -P-L-U-I-E- -E-T- -D-U- -B-E-A-U- -T-E-M-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parler de tout et de rien avec quelqu’un, de choses diverses et souvent futiles.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parler de la pluie et du beau temps"?
"parler de la pluie et du beau temps" is spelled P-A-R-L-E-R- -D-E- -L-A- -P-L-U-I-E- -E-T- -D-U- -B-E-A-U- -T-E-M-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.le də la plɥi e dy bo tɑ̃\.
What does "parler de la pluie et du beau temps" mean?
As a verb, "parler de la pluie et du beau temps" means: Parler de tout et de rien avec quelqu’un, de choses diverses et souvent futiles.
How do you pronounce "parler de la pluie et du beau temps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parler de la pluie et du beau temps" is \paʁ.le də la plɥi e dy bo tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parler de la pluie et du beau temps" come from?
"parler de la pluie et du beau temps" 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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Using “parler de la pluie et du beau temps”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-L-E-R- -D-E- -L-A- -P-L-U-I-E- -E-T- -D-U- -B-E-A-U- -T-E-M-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \paʁ.le də la plɥi e dy bo tɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list