parson
par·son/ˈpɑɹsən/noun
parson is spelled P-A-R-S-O-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (par·son). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parson means “An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parson is parsons.
How many letters and syllables are in parson?
| Letters | 6: P-A-R-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: par·son |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th 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; 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 parson?
Parson appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 parson?
- UK /ˈpɑːs(ə)n/
- US /ˈpɑɹsən/
Parson has 2 syllables, split par·son in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-parson.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with parson?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as parson from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹsən/):
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 parson
- parsons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
- 2
A Protestant minister.
- 3
A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parson in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 parson come from?
From Middle English persoun, from Anglo-Norman, Old French persone (“parson, person”), from Medieval Latin persona (“parson, person”), from Latin persona (“person”). Doublet of person and persona.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).