parish

[ˈparɪʃ]

/[ˈparɪʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“parish” is uncommon German (frequency #97,495 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,495
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kirchengemeinde

Key facts for parish
PropertyValue
Headwordparish
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈparɪʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,495
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parish” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). parish lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parish is uncommon German at frequency #97,495 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈparɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

parish doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is parish, spelled P-A-R-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kirchengemeinde
  2. 2
    britisch: Landkreis ohne Stadt
  3. 3
    US-amerikanisch: Landkreis

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parish"?
"parish" is spelled P-A-R-I-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈparɪʃ].
What does "parish" mean?
As a noun, "parish" means: Kirchengemeinde
How do you pronounce "parish"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parish" is [ˈparɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parish" come from?
"parish" is a German 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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Using “parish”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-A-R-I-S-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈparɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list