parler entre ses dents
\paʁ.le ɑ̃tʁ se dɑ̃\
The verdict
“parler entre ses dents” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ne pas parler assez haut ni assez distinctement pour être bien entendu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-parler-entre-ses-dents · parler entre ses dents · French
parler entre ses dents · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 entre ses dents |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \paʁ.le ɑ̃tʁ se dɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « parler entre ses dents » en français
Rare enough to double-check
parler entre ses dents is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \paʁ.le ɑ̃tʁ se dɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne pas parler assez haut ni assez distinctement pour être bien entendu.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for parler entre ses dents, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is parler entre ses dents, spelled P-A-R-L-E-R- -E-N-T-R-E- -S-E-S- -D-E-N-T-S.
Definition
- 1Ne pas parler assez haut ni assez distinctement pour être bien entendu.
Synonyms
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.