Which to use
“parcs” is a noun and “park” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,375
- “parcs” frequency rank
- #4,173
- “park” frequency rank
- 9548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parcs | park |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de parc. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de parken. |
Same sound, different letters: parcs vs park
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - parcs / park
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: parcs and park carry the same recorded pronunciation, \paʁk\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parcs is recorded at frequency rank #5,375, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁk\. park is at rank #4,173, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁk\.
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 9548, this pair ranks #416,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parcs vs park
Shared letters: apr. Private to "parcs": cs. Private to "park": k.
"parcs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "park" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parcs" for "park" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parcs" vs "park" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"parcs" and "park" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "parcs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "park" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parcs" and "park" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parcs vs parias". 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 #416,254 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.