Parka

[ˈpaʁka]

/[ˈpaʁka]/ noun

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The verdict

“Parka” is uncommon German (frequency #76,045 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,045
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit einer (abnehmbaren) Kapuze und zumeist einem Futter ausgestattete, knielange Windjacke

Key facts for Parka
PropertyValue
HeadwordParka
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaʁka]
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,045
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Parka” 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). Parka lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Parka is uncommon German at frequency #76,045 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaʁka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einer (abnehmbaren) Kapuze und zumeist einem Futter ausgestattete, knielange Windjacke".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Parka, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Parka, spelled P-A-R-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einer (abnehmbaren) Kapuze und zumeist einem Futter ausgestattete, knielange Windjacke

Synonyms

Kutte

This word in other languages

parka(English)parka(Español)parka(Français)

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 "Parka"?
"Parka" is spelled P-A-R-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaʁka].
What does "Parka" mean?
As a noun, "Parka" means: mit einer (abnehmbaren) Kapuze und zumeist einem Futter ausgestattete, knielange Windjacke
How do you pronounce "Parka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Parka" is [ˈpaʁka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Parka" come from?
"Parka" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Parka”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-A-R-K-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpaʁka] (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