park
[pʰɑɹk]noun, verb
park is spelled P-A-R-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 145 times per million words in written English, the 711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, park means “A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of park is parks.
How many letters and syllables are in park?
| Letters | 4: P-A-R-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 145 times per million words; the 711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is park?
Park appears 145 times per million words in written English, the 711th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce park?
- /pɑɹk/
- US [pʰɑɹk]
- [pɑɹk]
Park has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-park.ogg, En-au-park.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with park
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: parc.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of park
- parks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- parking participle, present
- parked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does park mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
She went to the park for a jog with him.
- 2
A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation.
Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York
- 3
An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.
- 4
USA wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.
- 5
An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores.
a wagon park; an artillery park
- 6
A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
- 7
An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose.
business park; industrial park; science park
- 8
An area on which a sporting match is played; (soccer) a pitch.
verb
- 1
To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
You can park the car in front of the house.
- 2
informalTo defer (a matter) until a later date.
Let's park that until next week's meeting.
- 3
To bring together in a park, or compact body.
to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.
- 4
To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
- 5
To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park.
He really parked that one.
- 6
USslangTo engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to a suitable spot for that purpose.
They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked.
- 7
informalTo sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.
He came in and parked himself in our living room.
- 8
To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.
We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate park?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of park: P.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Park in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | parque , estacionar |
| Spanish | parque , estacionar, aparcar, parquear , coto |
| French | garer, parquer, stationner , parc, jardin public |
| German | parken, parkieren , Park |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does park come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).