parole d’honneur
\pa.ʁɔl.d‿ɔ.nœʁ\
The verdict
“parole d’honneur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Promesse, engagement que l’on ne peut rompre sans se déshonorer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-parole-d-honneur · parole d’honneur · French
parole d’honneur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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 | parole d’honneur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pa.ʁɔl.d‿ɔ.nœʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « parole d’honneur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
parole d’honneur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.ʁɔl.d‿ɔ.nœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Promesse, engagement que l’on ne peut rompre sans se déshonorer.".
parole d’honneur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is parole d’honneur, spelled P-A-R-O-L-E- -D-’-H-O-N-N-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Promesse, engagement que l’on ne peut rompre sans se déshonorer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how parole d’honneur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Non, non, messieurs, s’écria le baron tiré de son évanouissement par cette menace ; non, pourvu qu’on me laisse aller en voiture, je ne dirai pas un mot, je ne ferai pas une tentative d’évasion, je vous en donne ma parole d'honneur.
Un particulier ne peut donner à tort sa parole d’honneur ; un homme politique fait de faux serments tant qu'il en a besoin ; un gouvernement, une nation rompent tous les engagements, et cela s'appelle de l'habileté...
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.