# parkin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑːkɪn/ · frequency rank #43,826

## Definitions
1. A traditional soft cake of Northern England, usually made with oatmeal and treacle.

## Etymology
From Parkin, a diminutive of Peter.

## Easily confused with
- **Parks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parkin-vs-parks)
- **parti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parkin-vs-parti)
- **parton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parkin-vs-parton)
- **Perrin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parkin-vs-perrin)
- **parson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parkin-vs-parson)
- **parking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parkin-vs-parking)
- **Perkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parkin-vs-perkins)
- **parting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parkin-vs-parting)
- **parsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parkin-vs-parsing)
- **park** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/park-vs-parkin)
- **pain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pain-vs-parkin)
- **pari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pari-vs-parkin)
- **Paris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paris-vs-parkin)
- **parka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parka-vs-parkin)
- **Parker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parker-vs-parkin)
- **parked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parked-vs-parkin)
- **pardon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pardon-vs-parkin)
- **packing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/packing-vs-parkin)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aprkin`, `pakrin`, `parikn`, `parkinn`, `parkkin`, `parkni`, `parrkin`, `pparkin`, `prakin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/parkin