park

/pɑɹk/

//pɑɹk// noun

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"park" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“park” is in the everyday core of English, ranked #717 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#717
frequency rank, English
4
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

park vs PR
0% similar
park vs PK
0% similar
park vs per
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for park
PropertyValue
Headwordpark
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɑɹk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#717
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “park” sits in English 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). park lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for park is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɑɹk/. Corpus data places it at rank #717 in overall English word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for park, with forms such as "aprk", "pakr", and "parkk". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PR", "PK", "per", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen, fence”). Cognate with Dutch perk (“enclosure; flowerbed”), Old High German pfarrih, pferrih (“enclosure, pen”), O… The correct English form is park, spelled P-A-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
  2. 2
    An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
  3. 3
    An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
  4. 4
    A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.
  5. 5
    An area used for specific purposes.
  6. 6
    An area used for specific purposes.
  7. 7
    An area used for specific purposes.
  8. 8
    An area used for specific purposes.
  9. 9
    An inventory of matériel.
  10. 10
    A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.
  11. 11
    The gear into which one shifts an automatic transmission when one is parking a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol P on a shifter's labeling.)

Etymology

From Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen, fence”). Cognate with Dutch perk (“enclosure; flowerbed”), Old High German pfarrih, pferrih (“enclosure, pen”), Old English pearroc (“enclosure”) (whence modern English paddock), Old Norse parrak, parak (“enclosure, pen; distress, anxiety”), Icelandic parraka (“to keep pent in under restraint and coercion”). More at parrock, paddock.

Synonyms

courtyardgardenplaza

Antonyms

buildingskyscraperstreet

This word in other languages

parque(Español)parc(Français)Park(Deutsch)parque(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprk,pakr,parkk,parrk,ppark,prak

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of park - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aprk2pakr2parkk1parrk1ppark1prak2
Edit distance from "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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "park"?
"park" is spelled P-A-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is /pɑɹk/.
What does "park" mean?
As a noun, "park" means: An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
What words are commonly confused with "park"?
"park" is commonly confused with "PR", "PK", "per". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "park"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "park" is /pɑɹk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "park"?
From Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen, fence”). Cognate with Dutch perk (“enclosure; flowerbed”), Old High German pfarrih, pferrih (“enclosure... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “park”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-R-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɑɹk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “PR” - see the side-by-side comparison. park vs PR
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list