parkour

[paɾˈkowɾ]

/[paɾˈkowɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“parkour” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,983 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,983
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - compilacion de movimientos nombrada por david belle en francia

Corpus desk

Index ES-parkour · parkour · Spanish

parkour · rank #67,983 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,983
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH paseamos

Nearest frequency peer: paseamos (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “parkour”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “parkour” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for parkour
PropertyValue
Headwordparkour
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paɾˈkowɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,983
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “parkour” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).parkourcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “paseamos” (#67,984), “parecías” (#67,981), “parapente” (#67,980). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “parkour” va en #67,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parkour is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,983 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paɾˈkowɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "compilacion de movimientos nombrada por david belle en francia".

No generated misspelling entries exist for parkour in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is parkour, spelled P-A-R-K-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    compilacion de movimientos nombrada por david belle en francia

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parkour"?
"parkour" is spelled P-A-R-K-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [paɾˈkowɾ].
What does "parkour" mean?
As a noun, "parkour" means: compilacion de movimientos nombrada por david belle en francia
How do you pronounce "parkour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parkour" is [paɾˈkowɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parkour" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list