Palau

[ˈpaːlaʊ̯]

/[ˈpaːlaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Palau” is uncommon German (frequency #85,670 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,670
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inselstaat im Pazifischen Ozean

Corpus desk

Index DE-palau · Palau · German

Palau · rank #85,670 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,670
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paisley

Nearest frequency peer: Paisley (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Palau“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Palau“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Palau
PropertyValue
HeadwordPalau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈpaːlaʊ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,670
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Palau“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Palaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Paisley“ (#85,669), „Pankreas“ (#85,672), „oute“ (#85,667). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Palau“ bei #85,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Palau is uncommon German at frequency #85,670 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈpaːlaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inselstaat im Pazifischen Ozean".

Palau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Palau, spelled P-A-L-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inselstaat im Pazifischen Ozean

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Palau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir machen eine Reise nach Palau.
  2. Theo weilt im Moment in Palau.

Synonyms

Republik Palau

This word in other languages

Palau(English)Palau(Español)Palaos(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Palau"?
"Palau" is spelled P-A-L-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaːlaʊ̯].
What does "Palau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Palau" means: Inselstaat im Pazifischen Ozean
How do you pronounce "Palau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Palau" is [ˈpaːlaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Palau" come from?
"Palau" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Palau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mösen#85,615möget#85,614races#85,726Rappe#85,730

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list