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“parce” and “parque” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,104
“parce” frequency rank
#1,254
“parque” frequency rank
47358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parce parque
Definition Amigo, compañero, socio o cómplice con quien se tiene mucha intimidad. Terreno o sitio cercado y con plantas, para caza o para recreo, generalmente inmediato a un palacio o a una población.

Where the eye mixes parce and parque

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
parce
6 ch
parque

Why the eye confuses parce with parque

A purely visual mix-up. parce ([ˈpaɾse]) and parque ([ˈpaɾke]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parce is recorded at frequency rank #46,104, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾse]. parque is at rank #1,254, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾke].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 47358, this pair ranks #120,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parce vs parque

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "parce": c. Private to "parque": qu.

"parce" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "parque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parceaprce · pacre · parcce · parec · parrce · pparce · prace
  • parqueaprque · paqrue · parqeu · parqque · parrque · paruqe · pparque · praque

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parce" and "parque" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾse] versus [ˈpaɾke]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "parce" or "parque"?
"parque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,254 in our Spanish list, against #46,104 for "parce". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "parce" and "parque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "parce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "parque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parce" and "parque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parce vs PRC". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #120,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list