parmi

\paʁ.mi\

/\paʁ.mi\/ prep

The verdict

“parmi” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #482. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#482
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au milieu de, au sein de.

Corpus desk

Index FR-parmi · parmi · French

parmi · rank #482 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #482
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH merde

Nearest frequency peer: merde (-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 « parmi »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « parmi » 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).

parmi vs PMI
0% similar
parmi vs pri
60% similar
parmi vs part
60% similar

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

Key facts for parmi
PropertyValue
Headwordparmi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\paʁ.mi\
Letters5
Frequency rank#482
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « parmi »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).parmise place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « merde » (#481), « peine » (#483), « membres » (#480). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « parmi » est au #482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around parmi (IPA \paʁ.mi\), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #482 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for parmi, with forms such as "aprmi", "pamri", and "parim". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PMI", "pri", "part", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is parmi, spelled P-A-R-M-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au milieu de, au sein de.
  2. 2
    Dans, sur.
  3. 3
    Entre tous les éléments d’un ensemble.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les nouaïb […] sont des hordes absolument indisciplinées, mais parmi lesquelles on trouve certainement d’excellents cavaliers, des fantassins durs à la fatigue et de bons tireurs.
  2. Nos animaux porteurs, débarrassés de leurs bâts, se sont égaillés parmi les arbres dans la direction d’une vallée boisée qui masque une mare saline.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprmi
  • pamri
  • parim
  • parmmi
  • parrmi
  • pparmi
  • prami

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parmi - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aprmi2pamri2parim2parmmi1parrmi1pparmi1prami2
Edit distance from "parmi"

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 "parmi"?
"parmi" is spelled P-A-R-M-I. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.mi\.
What does "parmi" mean?
As a preposition, "parmi" means: Au milieu de, au sein de.
What words are commonly confused with "parmi"?
"parmi" is commonly confused with "PMI", "pri", "part". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parmi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parmi" is \paʁ.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parmi" come from?
"parmi" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list