doum palm
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | doum palm |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “doum palm” sits in English frequency
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
- 1A 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
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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 “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.
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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.