parquet
/pɑːɹˈkeɪ/noun, verb
parquet is spelled P-A-R-Q-U-E-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parquet means “A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parquet is parquets.
How many letters and syllables are in parquet?
| Letters | 7: P-A-R-Q-U-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is parquet?
Parquet appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 parquet?
- UK /ˈpɑːkeɪ/
- US /pɑːɹˈkeɪ/
Parquet 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-us-parquet.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with parquet?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as parquet from its last stressed vowel (/eɪ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of parquet
- parquets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- parqueting participle, present
- parqueted participle, past
- parquette
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parquet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.
- 2
The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
- 3
In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions; a procuratorate.
- 4
In some European bourses or stock exchanges, the railed-in space within which the agents de change, or privileged brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by them, distinguished from the coulisse, or outside market.
verb
- 1
To lay or fit such a floor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parquet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | parquet |
| German | Parkett , parkettieren |
| Portuguese | parquete, taco, chão de taco, assoalho, piso de taco |
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 parquet come from?
Borrowed from French parquet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).