Parkes
[ˈpaʁkəs]
The verdict
“Parkes” is uncommon German (frequency #80,771 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,771
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Park
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Parkes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaʁkəs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #80,771 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Parkes” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Parkes is uncommon German at frequency #80,771 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaʁkəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Park".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Parkes in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Parkes, spelled P-A-R-K-E-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Park
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.
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Using “Parkes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-R-K-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.