parquetry
/ˈpɑɹkɪtɹi/noun
parquetry is spelled P-A-R-Q-U-E-T-R-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parquetry means “The technique of applying wooden tiles or veneers to create a decorative geometrical pattern on floors, furniture etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parquetry is parquetries.
How many letters and syllables are in parquetry?
| Letters | 9: P-A-R-Q-U-E-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is parquetry?
Parquetry appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 parquetry?
- US /ˈpɑɹkɪtɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-parquetry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of parquetry
- parquetries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parquetry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The technique of applying wooden tiles or veneers to create a decorative geometrical pattern on floors, furniture etc.
The new ballroom floor is a marvellous example of parquetry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does parquetry come from?
From parquet + -ry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).