How Do You Spell PARCEL?

Pronunciation: [pˈɑːsə͡l] (IPA)

The word "parcel" is spelled with six letters and has two syllables. It is pronounced /ˈpɑː.səl/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The initial "p" is pronounced softly, with the lips slightly apart. The first syllable is stressed, with a long "a" sound as in "father". The second syllable has a soft "s" sound and a short "u" sound as in "up". The spelling of "parcel" follows English spelling rules with the addition of the silent "c" which separates the two syllables.

PARCEL Meaning and Definition

1. The term "parcel" refers to a noun that has multiple distinct meanings. A "parcel" can first denote a package or object wrapped or packed up for transportation or delivery. It is commonly used in regards to small or medium-sized items, often enclosed in a box or wrapped in paper. In this context, a parcel typically contains goods, merchandise, or personal belongings, and is intended to be sent through a postal or courier service.

   Additionally, "parcel" can refer to a portion or piece of land that is divided or demarcated, usually for ownership or legal purposes. This land division can be formed for a wide range of uses, such as residential, commercial, agricultural, or industrial purposes. Typically, these parcels of land are identified by boundary markers or legal descriptions to determine the extent of ownership or rights associated with the specific plot of land.

   Furthermore, "parcel" can also represent a comprehensive quantity, amount, or portion of something, frequently referred to as a "parcel of knowledge," a "parcel of information," or a "parcel of work," for instance. In these instances, the term is used metaphorically to indicate a distinct and measurable part or component of a larger entity.

   Overall, the term "parcel" encompasses the concepts of a packaged item for transportation, a divided plot of land, or a distinct portion or component of a larger entity, depending on the context in which it is being used.

2. • A portion of anything taken or selected; a quantity; a part of a whole; a small package of goods; a number of persons, in contempt.

   • To put up into portions or parts.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for PARCEL *

• parcle 32.0388349%
• pacel 8.737864%
• parel 1.9417475%
• percel 1.9417475%
• parcal 1.9417475%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for PARCEL

• facel
• padel
• parsely
• cacel
• rahcel
• pearced
• parces
• pricel
• parcl
• parrell
• porce
• paraell
• pasce
• pancil
• parcils
• parrel
• pacels
• pazzel
• papel
• percels
• paudel
• pavel
• pamel
• percen
• paice
• purce
• circel
• partely
• percet
• pincel
• oparcel
• placel
• prcel
• harnel
• farnel
• farsel
• fardel
• narcel
• narwel
• parced
• parcer
• parcec
• pardee
• percea
• carceal
• Garjel
• Laicel
• pardal
• piacel
• pircely
• Sercel
• Torcel
• purfel
• oarnel
• Parcoe
• pyrrel
• oardel
• Parcey
• Parceval
• Darcee
• narcee
• aarcdl
• AIRCeL
• narcol
• parcpo
• parcaele
• parcoele
• pacocele
• Parcleo
• farwel
• Parfeh
• Paracal
• Perciel
• Parcali
• Garjeli
• Paccei
• Parcken
• Darceal
• Puscel
• Puecel
• Parckee
• Pyacel
• Parcelia
• Piarcey
• Paracael
• Paracelo
• parseol
• Porceel
• Poorcel
• Praryel
• Prariel
• Darckel
• Vorcel
• Varuel
• Pervel
• Pearnel

Etymology of PARCEL

The word "parcel" originated from the Anglo-French word "parcell" or "parcelle" which meant a small part or portion. It further derives from the Late Latin word "particella" which had a similar meaning of a small part or share. The Latin word "pars" meaning "part" or "portion" acted as the root for these forms.

Idioms with the word PARCEL

• be part and parcel of sth The idiom "be part and parcel of something" means to be an essential or unavoidable part of something, to be closely associated or connected with something. It implies that the mentioned element or aspect is an integral and inseparable component of a larger whole or situation.
• part and parcel (of sth) The definition of the idiom "part and parcel (of something)" is that it refers to something that is an essential or inseparable element or component of a larger thing or situation. It suggests that the mentioned aspect is an integral part and cannot be separated or excluded.
• part and parcel The idiom "part and parcel" means an essential or inseparable component of something or someone. It implies that a particular element is an inherent and necessary part of a larger whole, and cannot be separated or excluded.
• parcel out sth The idiom "parcel out something" means to distribute or divide something into smaller portions or parts, typically in an organized or systematic manner. It often implies the act of allocating or sharing something among different individuals or groups.
• parcel sth up The idiom "parcel something up" refers to the act of organizing or wrapping something in a neat and manageable way. It can also imply packaging or presenting something in a concise, coherent manner for easier comprehension or delivery.
• parcel sm or sth out The idiom "parcel sm or sth out" means to distribute or divide something, usually into smaller portions or parts, to different recipients or locations. It involves breaking down a large quantity or a whole into smaller, more manageable units.
• be part and parcel of The idiom "be part and parcel of" means to be an essential or inseparable component of something, to be an inherent part or feature that cannot be separated or excluded.
• be part and parcel of something The idiom "be part and parcel of something" means to be an essential or inseparable component or characteristic of something. It implies that the mentioned component or characteristic cannot be separated from the whole and is an intrinsic part of it.

Similar spelling words for PARCEL

• purcell,
• Percell,
• parceling,
• parcell,
• Parsell.

Plural form of PARCEL is PARCELS

Conjugate verb Parcel

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be parcelling

you would be parcelling

he/she/it would be parcelling

we would be parcelling

they would be parcelling

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have parceled; parcelled

you would have parceled; parcelled

he/she/it would have parceled; parcelled

we would have parceled; parcelled

they would have parceled; parcelled

I would have parcel

you would have parcel

he/she/it would have parcel

we would have parcel

they would have parcel

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been parcelling

you would have been parcelling

he/she/it would have been parcelling

we would have been parcelling

they would have been parcelling

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been parceling; parcelling

you would have been parceling; parcelling

he/she/it would have been parceling; parcelling

we would have been parceling; parcelling

they would have been parceling; parcelling

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would parcel

you would parcel

he/she/it would parcel

we would parcel

they would parcel

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be parceling; parcelling

you would be parceling; parcelling

he/she/it would be parceling; parcelling

we would be parceling; parcelling

they would be parceling; parcelling

FUTURE

I will parcel

you will parcel

he/she/it will parcel

we will parcel

they will parcel

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be parceling; parcelling

you will be parceling; parcelling

he/she/it will be parceling; parcelling

we will be parceling; parcelling

they will be parceling; parcelling

I will be parcelling

you will be parcelling

he/she/it will be parcelling

we will be parcelling

they will be parcelling

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have parceled; parcelled

you will have parceled; parcelled

he/she/it will have parceled; parcelled

we will have parceled; parcelled

they will have parceled; parcelled

I will have parcelled

you will have parcelled

he/she/it will have parcelled

we will have parcelled

they will have parcelled

I will have parcelled, will have parceled

we will have parcelled, will have parceled

you will have parcelled, will have parceled

he/she/it will have parcelled, will have parceled

they will have parcelled, will have parceled

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been parceling; parcelling

you will have been parceling; parcelling

he/she/it will have been parceling; parcelling

we will have been parceling; parcelling

they will have been parceling; parcelling

I will have been parcelling

you will have been parcelling

he/she/it will have been parcelling

we will have been parcelling

they will have been parcelling

IMPERATIVE

you parcel

we let´s parcel

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to parcel

PAST

I parcelled

you parcelled

he/she/it parcelled

we parcelled

they parcelled

I parcelled, parceled

we parcelled, parceled

you parcelled, parceled

he/she/it parcelled, parceled

they parcelled, parceled

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was parceling; parcelling

you were parceling; parcelling

he/she/it was parceling; parcelling

we were parceling; parcelling

they were parceling; parcelling

I was parcelling

you were parcelling

he/she/it was parcelling

we were parcelling

they were parcelling

PAST PARTICIPLE

parceled; parcelled

parcelled

PAST PERFECT

I had parceled; parcelled

you had parceled; parcelled

he/she/it had parceled; parcelled

we had parceled; parcelled

they had parceled; parcelled

I had parcelled

you had parcelled

he/she/it had parcelled

we had parcelled

they had parcelled

I had parcelled, had parceled

we had parcelled, had parceled

you had parcelled, had parceled

he/she/it had parcelled, had parceled

they had parcelled, had parceled

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been parceling; parcelling

you had been parceling; parcelling

he/she/it had been parceling; parcelling

we had been parceling; parcelling

they had been parceling; parcelling

I had been parcelling

you had been parcelling

he/she/it had been parcelling

we had been parcelling

they had been parcelling

PRESENT

I parcel

you parcel

he/she/it parcels

we parcel

they parcel

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am parceling; parcelling

you are parceling; parcelling

he/she/it is parceling; parcelling

we are parceling; parcelling

they are parceling; parcelling

I am parcelling

you are parcelling

he/she/it is parcelling

we are parcelling

they are parcelling

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

parceling; parcelling

parcelling

PRESENT PERFECT

I have parceled; parcelled

you have parceled; parcelled

he/she/it has parceled; parcelled

we have parceled; parcelled

they have parceled; parcelled

I have parcelled

you have parcelled

he/she/it has parcelled

we have parcelled

they have parcelled

I have parceled, have parcelled

we have parceled, have parcelled

you have parceled, have parcelled

he/she/it has parceled, has parcelled

they have parceled, have parcelled

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been parceling; parcelling

you have been parceling; parcelling

he/she/it has been parceling; parcelling

we have been parceling; parcelling

they have been parceling; parcelling

I have been parcelling

you have been parcelling

he/she/it has been parcelling

we have been parcelling

they have been parcelling

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it parcel

SIMPLE PAST

I parceled; parcelled

you parceled; parcelled

he/she/it parceled; parcelled

we parceled; parcelled

they parceled; parcelled

I am parceling, am parcelling

we are parcelling, are parceling

you are parcelling, are parceling

he/she/it is parceling, is parcelling

they are parcelling, are parceling

I was parcelling, was parceling

we were parceling, were parcelling

you were parceling, were parcelling

he/she/it was parcelling, was parceling

they were parceling, were parcelling

I will be parceling, will be parcelling

we will be parceling, will be parcelling

you will be parceling, will be parcelling

he/she/it will be parceling, will be parcelling

they will be parceling, will be parcelling

I have been parceling, have been parcelling

we have been parceling, have been parcelling

you have been parcelling, have been parceling

he/she/it has been parceling, has been parcelling

they have been parcelling, have been parceling

I had been parcelling, had been parceling

we had been parcelling, had been parceling

you had been parcelling, had been parceling

he/she/it had been parcelling, had been parceling

they had been parcelling, had been parceling

I will have been parceling, will have been parcelling

we will have been parceling, will have been parcelling

you will have been parceling, will have been parcelling

he/she/it will have been parceling, will have been parcelling

they will have been parceling, will have been parcelling

I would have parcelled, would have parceled

we would have parcelled, would have parceled

you would have parcelled, would have parceled

he/she/it would have parcelled, would have parceled

they would have parcelled, would have parceled

I would be parcelling, would be parceling

we would be parcelling, would be parceling

you would be parcelling, would be parceling

he/she/it would be parcelling, would be parceling

they would be parcelling, would be parceling

I would have been parcelling, would have been parceling

we would have been parcelling, would have been parceling

you would have been parcelling, would have been parceling

he/she/it would have been parcelling, would have been parceling

they would have been parcelling, would have been parceling