palm

[pɑːm]

/[pɑːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“palm” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,649
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innere Fläche der Hand, zwischen Handwurzel und Fingern; Mittelhand, Handfläche

Corpus desk

Index DE-palm · palm · German

palm · rank #18,649 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,649
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paolo

Nearest frequency peer: Paolo (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „palm“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „palm“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

palm vs pm
50% similar
palm vs Pol
25% similar
palm vs par
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for palm
PropertyValue
Headwordpalm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɑːm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,649
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „palm“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).palmliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Paolo“ (#18,650), „oberster“ (#18,647), „Paragraphen“ (#18,651). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „palm“ bei #18,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around palm (IPA [pɑːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,649 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "innere Fläche der Hand, zwischen Handwurzel und Fingern; Mittelhand, Handfläche".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for palm, with forms such as "aplm", "pallm", and "palmm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pm", "Pol", "par", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is palm, spelled P-A-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    innere Fläche der Hand, zwischen Handwurzel und Fingern; Mittelhand, Handfläche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The palm of his left hand was marked by a small scar.
  2. The palms of his hands were callused.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplm
  • pallm
  • palmm
  • paml
  • plam
  • ppalm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of palm - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aplm2pallm1palmm1paml2plam2ppalm1
Edit distance from "palm"

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 "palm"?
"palm" is spelled P-A-L-M. The IPA pronunciation is [pɑːm].
What does "palm" mean?
As a noun, "palm" means: innere Fläche der Hand, zwischen Handwurzel und Fingern; Mittelhand, Handfläche
What words are commonly confused with "palm"?
"palm" is commonly confused with "pm", "Pol", "par". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "palm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palm" is [pɑːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palm" come from?
"palm" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Puma#18,667Meth#18,629ride#18,675Lola#18,616

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

matter6 variantsRonny6 variantsLift6 variantsSally6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list