pala
/ˈpeɪlə/noun
pala is spelled P-A-L-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pala means “A part of an insect's leg that is spade-shaped and can be used as a scoop for feeding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pala is palae.
How many letters and syllables are in pala?
| Letters | 4: P-A-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pala?
Pala appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pala?
- UK /ˈpeɪlə/
- UK /ˈpɑːlə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with pala?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pala from its last stressed vowel (/eɪlə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lapa, alap.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pala
- palae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pala mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A part of an insect's leg that is spade-shaped and can be used as a scoop for feeding.
- 2
An Odisha art form consisting of Puranic texts expressed through music and dance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pala come from?
From Latin pāla. Doublet of peel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).