parquet

/ˈpɑːkeɪ/

//ˈpɑːkeɪ// noun

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"parquet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“parquet” is uncommon English (frequency #55,633 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,633
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.

Corpus desk

Index EN-parquet · parquet · English

parquet · rank #55,633 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,633
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH paternalistic

Nearest frequency peer: paternalistic (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “parquet”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “parquet” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for parquet
PropertyValue
Headwordparquet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɑːkeɪ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,633
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “parquet” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).parquetfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “paternalistic” (#55,635), “paralleling” (#55,630), “palmas” (#55,628). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “parquet” is #55,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parquet is uncommon English at frequency #55,633 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɑːkeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for parquet in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French parquet. The correct English form is parquet, spelled P-A-R-Q-U-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.
  2. 2
    The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
  3. 3
    In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions; a procuratorate.
  4. 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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how parquet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. That large room had always awed Ivor: even as a child he had never wanted to play in it, for all that it was so limitless, the parquet floor so vast and shiny and unencumbered, the windows so wide and light with the fairy expanse of Kensington Gardens.
  2. The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century,[…].

Etymology

Borrowed from French parquet.

This word in other languages

parquet(Français)Parkett(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parquet"?
"parquet" is spelled P-A-R-Q-U-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɑːkeɪ/.
What does "parquet" mean?
As a noun, "parquet" means: A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.
How do you pronounce "parquet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parquet" is /ˈpɑːkeɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "parquet"?
Borrowed from French parquet. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parquet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

outgrew#55,626Phaedra#55,642nutcase#55,619plotter#55,650

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list