parapet

Questions about parapet

What does parapet mean?

parapet means "a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in parapet?

parapet has 3 syllables: par-a-pet. The stress falls on "par". In IPA it is /ˈpɛɹəˌpɛt/.

What is another word for parapet?

Close synonyms include breastwork. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is parapet a common word?

parapet is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with parapet?

2 words rhyme with parapet. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.