Palme

[ˈpalmə]

/[ˈpalmə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Palme” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,088. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,088
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einzelgewächs aus der Familie der Palmenartigen (Arecaceae)

Corpus desk

Index DE-palme · Palme · German

Palme · rank #17,088 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,088
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Orts

Nearest frequency peer: Orts (-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 „Palme“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Palme“ 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).

Palme vs Pole
60% similar
Palme vs Pate
60% similar
Palme vs pape
40% similar

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

Key facts for Palme
PropertyValue
HeadwordPalme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpalmə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,088
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Palme“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Palmeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Orts“ (#17,087), „paradise“ (#17,089), „offensiv“ (#17,086). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Palme“ bei #17,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Palme (IPA [ˈpalmə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,088 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Einzelgewächs aus der Familie der Palmenartigen (Arecaceae)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Palme, with forms such as "aplme", "palem", and "pallme". 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, "Pole", "Pate", "pape", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Palme, spelled P-A-L-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einzelgewächs aus der Familie der Palmenartigen (Arecaceae)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wer Bilder mit Palmen sieht, denkt an Süden, Sonne, Strand und Meer.
  2. „Wir bogen links ab, dann rechts und hielten in einer ruhigen Seitenstraße, in der Palmen wedelten und Bougainvilleen blühten.“

Synonyms

Palmbaum

This word in other languages

palm(English)palmera(Español)palmier(Français)palma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplme
  • palem
  • pallme
  • palmme
  • pamle
  • plame
  • ppalme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Palme - 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.

aplme2palem2pallme1palmme1pamle2plame2ppalme1
Edit distance from "Palme"

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 "Palme"?
"Palme" is spelled P-A-L-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpalmə].
What does "Palme" mean?
As a noun, "Palme" means: Einzelgewächs aus der Familie der Palmenartigen (Arecaceae)
What words are commonly confused with "Palme"?
"Palme" is commonly confused with "Pole", "Pate", "pape". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Palme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Palme" is [ˈpalmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Palme" come from?
"Palme" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pasta#17,091Ninja#17,082Niere#17,081Nepal#17,080

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Narbe7 variantsLydia7 variantsSense7 variantsKafka7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list