pkg

noun

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"pkg" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pkg” is uncommon English (frequency #56,981 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,981
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of package.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pkg · pkg · English

pkg · rank #56,981 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,981
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pimped

Nearest frequency peer: pimped (-1 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 “pkg”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pkg
PropertyValue
Headwordpkg
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#56,981
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pkg” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).pkgfalls 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: “pimped” (#56,980), “plebeian” (#56,982), “physiologic” (#56,978). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pkg” is #56,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pkg is uncommon English at frequency #56,981 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pkg in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is pkg, spelled P-K-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbreviation of package.
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of parking.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Gay roommate wanted to share roomy 2 bedroom Fenway apt. with pkg., kitchen, bay window.

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 "pkg"?
"pkg" is spelled P-K-G.
What does "pkg" mean?
As a noun, "pkg" means: Abbreviation of package.
What language does "pkg" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oud#56,955MCT#56,904SRM#57,093SSO#57,094

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list