parlote
\paʁ.lɔt\
The verdict
“parlote” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite réunion de gens, spécialement de jeunes gens, qui se rassemblent pour causer ou pour s’exercer à la parole et à la discussion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-parlote · parlote · French
parlote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | parlote |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \paʁ.lɔt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « parlote » en français
Rare enough to double-check
parlote is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʁ.lɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for parlote, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is parlote, spelled P-A-R-L-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Petite réunion de gens, spécialement de jeunes gens, qui se rassemblent pour causer ou pour s’exercer à la parole et à la discussion.
- 2Conversation insignifiante et qui se prolonge trop.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how parlote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est l’heure où les retardataires viennent jeter leurs lettres à la boîte, et où, souvent, s’engage autour du facteur une petite parlote municipale.
10 octobre 1941 – Deux heures de parlote ininterrompue et sur un registre de voix inhabituel me ramènent vidée à la maison. Je n’ouvre plus le bec ; ma langue repose comme un objet dans ma bouche et je lui fais du yoga pour la détendre.
This word in other languages
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.