palmar
[palˈmaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“palmar” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu hohlen Hand gehörig; die Handfläche betreffend; auf der Hohlhandseite befindlich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palmar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [palˈmaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “palmar” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for palmar is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [palˈmaːɐ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zu hohlen Hand gehörig; die Handfläche betreffend; auf der Hohlhandseite befindlich".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for palmar, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is palmar, spelled P-A-L-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1zu hohlen Hand gehörig; die Handfläche betreffend; auf der Hohlhandseite befindlich
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “palmar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-L-M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.