parler de tout et de rien
\paʁ.le də tu e də ʁjɛ̃\
The verdict
“parler de tout et de rien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 25
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parler de n’importe quoi et notamment de sujets futiles, sans importance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-parler-de-tout-et-de-rie · parler de tout et de rien · French
parler de tout et de rien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 25 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parler de tout et de rien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \paʁ.le də tu e də ʁjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 25 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
parler de tout et de rien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \paʁ.le də tu e də ʁjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
parler de tout et de rien has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is parler de tout et de rien, spelled P-A-R-L-E-R- -D-E- -T-O-U-T- -E-T- -D-E- -R-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Parler de n’importe quoi et notamment de sujets futiles, sans importance.
- 2Tenir des propos sans importance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how parler de tout et de rien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’ai deux voisines qui, quand elles se rencontrent, restent longuement à parler de tout et de rien.
Mais ses internautes, qui parlent de tout et de rien sur leur espace dédié, ont plutôt très mauvaise réputation.
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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.