# parmesan

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/ · frequency rank #23,351

## Definitions
1. A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.
2. A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
3. Money.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French parmesan, from an earlier Vulgar Latin *parmēsānus, restructuring of Latin parmēnsis (from Latin Parma).
Compare Italian parmigiano, Catalan parmesà, Portuguese parmesão, Sicilian parmisanu, Spanish parmesano

## Easily confused with
- **partisan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parmesan-vs-partisan)

## Common misspellings (12)
`aprmesan`, `pamresan`, `paremsan`, `parmeasn`, `parmesann`, `parmesna`, `parmessan`, `parmmesan`, `parmsean`, `parrmesan`, `pparmesan`, `pramesan`

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