palace
pal·ace/ˈpæləs/noun
palace is spelled P-A-L-A-C-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (pal·ace). It appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,288th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, palace means “Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of palace is palaces.
How many letters and syllables are in palace?
| Letters | 6: P-A-L-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pal·ace |
| In writing | 28 times per million words; the 3,288th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 palace?
Palace appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,288th 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 palace?
- UK /ˈpælɪs/
- British /ˈpalɪs/
- US /ˈpæləs/
Palace has 2 syllables, split pal·ace in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-palace.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with palace?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as palace from its last stressed vowel (/æləs/):
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 palace
- palaces plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- palacing participle, present
- palaced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does palace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
- 2
A large and lavishly ornate residence.
- 3
A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions.
verb
- 1
archaicTo decorate or ornate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Palace in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense large, lavish residence:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does palace come from?
From Middle English paleys, from Old French palais, which comes from Latin palātium, from Palātium, in reference to the Palatine (Palatine Hill), one of the seven hills of Rome, where the aristocracy of the Roman Republic–and later, Roman emperors–built large, splendid residences. The name is ultimately either from Etruscan, the same source as Pales (“Pales, the Italic goddess of shepherds, flocks and livestock”), or Latin palus (“stake; enclosure”). Doublet of palazzo and Pfalz.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).