palabra
pa·la·bra/pəˈlɑːbɹə/noun
palabra is spelled P-A-L-A-B-R-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (pa·la·bra). It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, palabra means “A word; idle talk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of palabra is palabras.
How many letters and syllables are in palabra?
| Letters | 7: P-A-L-A-B-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pa·la·bra |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is palabra?
Palabra appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 palabra?
- /pəˈlɑːbɹə/
- /pəˈlæbɹə/
Palabra has 3 syllables, split pa·la·bra in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of palabra
- palabras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does palabra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
rareA word; idle talk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does palabra come from?
Borrowed from Spanish palabra (“word”). Doublet of parable and parabola.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).