Palauan
/pəˈlaʊ.ɨn/noun, adjective
Palauan is spelled P-A-L-A-U-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Palauan means “Someone from Palau” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Palauan is Palauans.
How many letters and syllables are in Palauan?
| Letters | 7: P-A-L-A-U-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 Palauan?
Palauan appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 Palauan?
- US /pəˈlaʊ.ɨn/
Palauan has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Palauan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Palauan
- Palauans plural
- Belauan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Palauan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone from Palau.
adjective
- 1
From or relating to Palau.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Palauan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone from Palau:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Palaosien, Palaosienne, Palaois, Palaoise |
| German | Palauer, Palauerin |
| Spanish | palauano |
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 Palauan come from?
From Palau + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).