# parsley

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑː(ɹ)sli/ · frequency rank #20,454

## Definitions
1. A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.
2. The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.
3. Any herb resembling parsley, such as cilantro (Chinese parsley) or chervil (French parsley).

## Etymology
From Middle English persely, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”). Displaced Old English petersiliġe, which goes back to the same root.

## Easily confused with
- **partly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parsley-vs-partly)
- **Presley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parsley-vs-presley)
- **parse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parse-vs-parsley)
- **parole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parole-vs-parsley)
- **parser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parser-vs-parsley)
- **parley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parley-vs-parsley)
- **parlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parlay-vs-parsley)
- **paisley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paisley-vs-parsley)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aprsley`, `parlsey`, `parrsley`, `parsely`, `parsleyy`, `parslley`, `parslye`, `parssley`, `pasrley`, `pparsley`, `prasley`

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