palatine
/ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/adjective, noun
palatine is spelled P-A-L-A-T-I-N-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, palatine means “(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in palatine?
| Letters | 8: P-A-L-A-T-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 palatine?
Palatine appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 palatine?
- UK /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/
- UK /ˈpæl.ə.tɪn/
- US /ˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/
Palatine has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-palatine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with palatine?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as palatine from its last stressed vowel (/ælətaɪn/):
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 palatine
- palatines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does palatine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
- 2
Subject to palatine authority. (of a territory)
- 3
Of or relating to a palace especially of a Roman or Holy Roman Emperor.
- 4
Synonym of palatial.
- 5
Of or relating to the palate or to a palatine bone.
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of count palatine, a feudal lord or a bishop possessing palatine powers.
- 2
A palace official, especially in an imperial palace.
- 3
Ellipsis of county palatine.
- 4
The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace.
- 5
A fur cape or stole worn by women, which covers the neck and shoulders.
- 6
Ellipsis of palatine bone.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the Elector Palatine or the German Palatinate or its people.
noun
- 1
obsoleterareA native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Palatine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | palatino, palaciego , paladial |
| French | palatine |
| Portuguese | palatina |
| German | pfälzisch |
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 palatine come from?
From late Middle English palatyne, from Old French palatin, from Medieval Latin palātīnus (“relating to the palace”), from palātium (“palace”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of paladin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).