parka
/ˈpɑɹkə/
"parka" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“parka” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,018 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,018
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parka |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɑɹkə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #39,018 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parka” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for parka is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpɑɹkə/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,018 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for parka, with forms such as "aprka", "pakra", and "parak". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PRA", "part", "pork", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: 1780, ultimately from Tundra Nenets парка (parka), via Aleut parka and Russian па́рка (párka). Perhaps from Proto-Uralic; see dialectal Finnish parka (“rag, swaddling clothes”), which may be a cognate from Proto-Uralic, or an early borrowing from another Ur… The correct English form is parka, spelled P-A-R-K-A.
Definition
- 1A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.
Etymology
1780, ultimately from Tundra Nenets парка (parka), via Aleut parka and Russian па́рка (párka). Perhaps from Proto-Uralic; see dialectal Finnish parka (“rag, swaddling clothes”), which may be a cognate from Proto-Uralic, or an early borrowing from another Uralic language.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprka,pakra,parak,parkka,parrka,pparka,praka
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parka - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “parka”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-R-K-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɑɹkə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “PRA” - see the side-by-side comparison. parka vs PRA
- 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.