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

#1,254
“parque” frequency rank
#5,868
“parques” frequency rank
7122
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parque parques
Definition Terreno o sitio cercado y con plantas, para caza o para recreo, generalmente inmediato a un palacio o a una población. Forma del plural de parque.

Where the eye mixes parque and parques

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
parque
7 ch
parques

Why the eye confuses parque with parques

A purely visual mix-up. parque ([ˈpaɾke]) and parques ([ˈpaɾkes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “parque” sits inside “parques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parque is recorded at frequency rank #1,254, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾke]. parques is at rank #5,868, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾkes].

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 7122, this pair ranks #308,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parque vs parques

Shared letters: aepqru. Private to "parque": -. Private to "parques": s.

"parque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "parques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parqueaprque · paqrue · parqeu · parqque · parrque · paruqe · pparque · praque
  • parquesaprques · paqrues · parqeus · parqques · parquess · parquse · parrques · paruqes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "parque" and "parques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾke] versus [ˈpaɾkes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "parque" or "parques"?
"parque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,254 in our Spanish list, against #5,868 for "parques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "parque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "parques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #308,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parque" and "parques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parque vs pulque". 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 #308,867 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