How to Pronounce Parish

To pronounce "parish", say PAR-ish — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈpæɹɪʃ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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/ˈpæɹɪʃ/

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💡 Tip for remembering “parish”

"parish" has 2 syllables: par-ish. It rhymes with garish and bearish, if that helps it stick.

Sounds exactly like: perish, parrish — easy to mix up when writing.

What does parish mean?

noun

In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
The community attending that church; the members of the parish.

verb

To place (an area, or rarely a person) into one or more parishes.
“1991, Melissa Bradley Kirkpatrick, Re-parishing the Countryside: Progressivism and Religious Interests in Rural Life Reform, 1908-1934”
To visit residents of a parish.

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Words that rhyme with parish

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

garish bearish warish perish fairish barish nightmarish squarish marish arrish yarrish harish

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "parish"?▾

"Parish" has 2 syllables: par · ish.

What is the IPA transcription of "parish"?▾

The IPA transcription of "parish" is /ˈpæɹɪʃ/.

What does "parish" mean?▾

Parish: In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.

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