parkway
/ˈpɑɹkˌweɪ/noun
parkway is spelled P-A-R-K-W-A-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parkway means “A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parkway is parkways.
How many letters and syllables are in parkway?
| Letters | 7: P-A-R-K-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is parkway?
Parkway appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 parkway?
- US /ˈpɑɹkˌweɪ/
Parkway has 2 syllables (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-au-parkway.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of parkway
- parkways plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parkway mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.
- 2
USA scenic freeway.
- 3
USA divided highway with a landscaped median.
As they cruised, she remembered the old saw: Why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?
- 4
A tree lawn.
- 5
AustraliaUKA railway station built on the edge of a town, typically with a large car park to function as a park and ride interchange.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate parkway?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of parkway: Pkwy, pkwy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parkway in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | promenade |
| German | Ausfallstraße, Parkweg |
| Portuguese | via pública |
| Spanish | ruta verde |
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 parkway come from?
From park + way.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).