parterre

\paʁ.tɛʁ\

/\paʁ.tɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“parterre” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,520. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,520
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie découverte d’un jardin, régulièrement divisée en compartiments et plates-bandes garnies de fleurs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-parterre · parterre · French

parterre · rank #20,520 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,520
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH parchemin

Nearest frequency peer: parchemin (-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 « parterre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « parterre » 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
Key facts for parterre
PropertyValue
Headwordparterre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\paʁ.tɛʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,520
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « parterre »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « parchemin » (#20,519), « panoramique » (#20,518), « phosphore » (#20,522). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « parterre » est au #20,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around parterre (IPA \paʁ.tɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,520 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for parterre, with forms such as "aprterre", "paretrre", and "parrterre". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is parterre, spelled P-A-R-T-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie découverte d’un jardin, régulièrement divisée en compartiments et plates-bandes garnies de fleurs.
  2. 2
    Partie d’une salle de spectacle située entre les fauteuils d’orchestre et le fond du théâtre.
  3. 3
    Ensemble des spectateurs qui sont placés au parterre.
  4. 4
    Assemblée, groupe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Parterre commence toujours le Jardin ; c’est le premier objet qu’on aperçoit du château ; le terrein qu’il occupe n’eſt deſtiné qu’à agrémenter la veue. C’est un deſſein léger, tracé sur terre, relevé avec du buis & du gazon, animé par des ſables de différentes couleurs, noir, rouge, jaune, blanc. Les plates-bandes sont, pour ainſi dire, le cadre du pa…
  2. Un parterre doit être diversifié ; il convient qu'on y voie à la tête un bassin, ou pièce d'eau : toute son étendue doit offrir un tableau gracieux, […].

Synonyms

carrémassifgalerie

This word in other languages

bed(English)Rabatte(Deutsch)plateia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprterre
  • paretrre
  • parrterre
  • partere
  • parterer
  • partrere
  • partterre
  • patrerre
  • pparterre
  • praterre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parterre - 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.

aprterre2paretrre2parrterre1partere1parterer2partrere2partterre1patrerre2
Edit distance from "parterre"

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 "parterre"?
"parterre" is spelled P-A-R-T-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.tɛʁ\.
What does "parterre" mean?
As a noun, "parterre" means: Partie découverte d’un jardin, régulièrement divisée en compartiments et plates-bandes garnies de fleurs.
What are common misspellings of "parterre"?
Common misspellings include "aprterre", "paretrre", "parrterre", "partere", "parterer". The correct spelling is "parterre".
How do you pronounce "parterre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parterre" is \paʁ.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parterre" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oubliera#20,515plongeon#20,525oubliais#20,514oliviers#20,513

Similar misspelling depth

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

paliers10 variantsmèches10 variantsrayures10 variantsrelayer10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list