Which to use
“park” is a noun and “per” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #717
- “park” frequency rank
- #339
- “per” frequency rank
- 1056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | park | per |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. | For each. |
Where the eye mixes park and per
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: park is /pɑɹk/ while per is /pɜː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
park is recorded at frequency rank #717, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɑɹk/. per is at rank #339, tagged as aprep, pronounced /pɜː/.
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 1056, this pair ranks #528,205 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of park vs per
Shared letters: pr. Private to "park": ak. Private to "per": e.
"park" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "per" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- park ← aprk · pakr · parkk · parrk · ppark · prak