palabra

/pəˈlɑːbɹə/

//pəˈlɑːbɹə// noun

"palabra" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A word; idle talk.

Corpus desk

Index EN-palabra · palabra · English

palabra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for palabra
PropertyValue
Headwordpalabra
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pəˈlɑːbɹə/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “palabra” in English

palabraranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

palabra is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pəˈlɑːbɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A word; idle talk.".

No misspelling variants are generated for palabra in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish palabra (“word”). Doublet of parable and parabola. The correct English form is palabra, spelled P-A-L-A-B-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A word; idle talk.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Comparisons are odorous: palabras, neighbor Verges.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palabra (“word”). Doublet of parable and parabola.

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 "palabra"?
"palabra" is spelled P-A-L-A-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pəˈlɑːbɹə/.
What does "palabra" mean?
As a noun, "palabra" means: A word; idle talk.
How do you pronounce "palabra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palabra" is /pəˈlɑːbɹə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "palabra"?
Borrowed from Spanish palabra (“word”). Doublet of parable and parabola. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list