pagevsparkWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“page” and “park” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#791
“page” frequency rank
#717
“park” frequency rank
1508
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature page park
Definition One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document. An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

Where the eye mixes page and park

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
page
4 ch
park

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. page (/peɪd͡ʒ/) and park (/pɑɹk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

page is recorded at frequency rank #791, classified as anoun, pronounced /peɪd͡ʒ/. park is at rank #717, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɑɹk/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 1508, this pair ranks #527,283 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of page vs park

Shared letters: ap. Private to "page": eg. Private to "park": kr.

"page" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "park" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pageapge · paeg · pagge · pgae · ppage
  • parkaprk · pakr · parkk · parrk · ppark · prak

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "page" and "park" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/peɪd͡ʒ/ versus /pɑɹk/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "page" or "park"?
"park" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #717 in our English list, against #791 for "page". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list