parloir

\paʁ.lwaʁ\

/\paʁ.lwaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“parloir” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,508. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,508
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu où, dans les communautés religieuses, dans les collèges, dans les hôpitaux, dans les prisons, etc., les religieux ou religieuses, les élèves internes, les malades, les détenus, etc., viennent ...

Corpus desk

Index FR-parloir · parloir · French

parloir · rank #42,508 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,508
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH parapente

Nearest frequency peer: parapente (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « parloir »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « parloir » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

parloir vs paroi
71% similar
parloir vs partir
71% similar
parloir vs parois
71% similar

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

Key facts for parloir
PropertyValue
Headwordparloir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\paʁ.lwaʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,508
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « parloir »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « parapente » (#42,507), « parra » (#42,509), « P3 » (#42,506). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « parloir » est au #42,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around parloir (IPA \paʁ.lwaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,508 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for parloir, with forms such as "aprloir", "palroir", and "parlior". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "paroi", "partir", "parois", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is parloir, spelled P-A-R-L-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu où, dans les communautés religieuses, dans les collèges, dans les hôpitaux, dans les prisons, etc., les religieux ou religieuses, les élèves internes, les malades, les détenus, etc., viennent parler aux personnes du dehors.
  2. 2
    Funérarium, chambre funéraire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une servante effarée prit ma carte et m’abandonna sans un mot d’espoir dans un froid parloir où je respirai cette odeur fade particulière aux réfectoires des maisons d’éducation. Le plancher de ce parloir avait été ciré avec une si impitoyable énergie que je pensai rester en détresse sur le seuil.
  2. J’ai quelques visites, et, ma foi ! comme on ne me traite pas trop mal, je reçois les gens dans un petit parloir, sans grilles, sans guichetier tendant l’oreille.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprloir
  • palroir
  • parlior
  • parlloir
  • parloirr
  • parlori
  • parolir
  • parrloir
  • pparloir
  • praloir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parloir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aprloir2palroir2parlior2parlloir1parloirr1parlori2parolir2parrloir1
Edit distance from "parloir"

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 "parloir"?
"parloir" is spelled P-A-R-L-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.lwaʁ\.
What does "parloir" mean?
As a noun, "parloir" means: Lieu où, dans les communautés religieuses, dans les collèges, dans les hôpitaux, dans les prisons, etc., les religieux ou religieuses, les élèves internes, les malades, les détenus, etc., viennent ...
What words are commonly confused with "parloir"?
"parloir" is commonly confused with "paroi", "partir", "parois". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parloir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parloir" is \paʁ.lwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parloir" come from?
"parloir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parloir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list