doum palm

noun

"doum-palm" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“doum palm” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A palm tree of species Hyphaene thebaica, with edible oval fruit, native to northern Africa and some countries of the Levant.

Key facts for doum palm
PropertyValue
Headworddoum palm
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “doum palm” sits in English frequency

doum palm falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doum palm is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A palm tree of species Hyphaene thebaica, with edible oval fruit, native to northern Africa and some countries of the Levant.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for doum palm in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic دوم (dawm) + palm. The correct English form is doum palm, spelled D-O-U-M- -P-A-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A palm tree of species Hyphaene thebaica, with edible oval fruit, native to northern Africa and some countries of the Levant.

Etymology

From Arabic دوم (dawm) + palm.

Synonyms

doumgingerbread palmgingerbread tree

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doum palm"?
"doum palm" is spelled D-O-U-M- -P-A-L-M.
What does "doum palm" mean?
As a noun, "doum palm" means: A palm tree of species Hyphaene thebaica, with edible oval fruit, native to northern Africa and some countries of the Levant.
What is the origin of the word "doum palm"?
From Arabic دوم (dawm) + palm. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “doum palm”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-O-U-M- -P-A-L-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list