# Parks vs parr

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Parks
*name · frequency rank #4,101*
A surname.

### parr
*noun · IPA /pɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28,661*
Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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