parole
French, noun/pa.ʁɔl/
parole is spelled P-A-R-O-L-E (6 letters) and appears 83 times per million words in written French, the 1,003rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parole is a French feminine noun meaning “speech, language (the faculty of using spoken language to communicate or express thought, the usage of this faculty, and the words…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Faculté naturelle de parler”.
What does parole mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespeech, language (the faculty of using spoken language to communicate or express thought, the usage of this faculty, and the words articulated through its use)
la parole et l'écriture
- 2
feminineword(s) utterance, expression (an orally articulated unit of discourse)
- 3
femininevoice, spoken word
- 4
femininelyrics, words (of a song)
les paroles d'une chanson
- 5
femininepromise, word
belles paroles
- 6
femininefloor (the right to speak, as, for example, in a legislative assembly)
avoir la parole
interjection
- 1
swear to God!
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Faculté naturelle de parler. 2. Ton de la voix, selon qu’elle est forte ou faible, douce ou rude, la qualité du débit, selon qu’il est précis ou confus. 3. Façon d’articuler les mots. Éloquence, diction. 4. Exercice de la faculté de parler.
interjection: 1. Ma parole d’honneur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of parole
- paroles plural
- parole ! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parole?
- /pa.ʁɔl/
- \pa.ʁɔl\
- [pa.ʁɔl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parole
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parole in French?
parole appears 83 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).