palazzo

/pəˈlæt͡səʊ/

//pəˈlæt͡səʊ// noun

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

The verdict

“palazzo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,410. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,410
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large, palatial urban building in Italy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-palazzo · palazzo · English

palazzo · rank #29,410 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,410
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH paco

Nearest frequency peer: paco (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “palazzo”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “palazzo” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for palazzo
PropertyValue
Headwordpalazzo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pəˈlæt͡səʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,410
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “palazzo”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).palazzolands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “paco” (#29,409), “panting” (#29,411), “outwards” (#29,408). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “palazzo” is #29,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around palazzo (IPA /pəˈlæt͡səʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,410 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A large, palatial urban building in Italy.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for palazzo, with forms such as "aplazzo", "paalzzo", and "palazo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian palazzo, from Latin palātium (“palace, large residence”), from Palātium (“Palatine”), one of the seven hills of Rome, where aristocrats built large homes. Doublet of palace and Pfalz. The correct English form is palazzo, spelled P-A-L-A-Z-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A large, palatial urban building in Italy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cecil Spenser's society—who soon shewed he could understand and enter into his views—became a source of great gratification, and his young countryman was almost domesticated at the palazzo.
  2. At the piazzas, Romans are usually surrounded by tourists attracted by the classical palazzos, churches, monuments and fountains.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian palazzo, from Latin palātium (“palace, large residence”), from Palātium (“Palatine”), one of the seven hills of Rome, where aristocrats built large homes. Doublet of palace and Pfalz.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplazzo
  • paalzzo
  • palazo
  • palazoz
  • pallazzo
  • palzazo
  • plaazzo
  • ppalazzo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of palazzo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aplazzo2paalzzo2palazo1palazoz2pallazzo1palzazo2plaazzo2ppalazzo1
Edit distance from "palazzo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "palazzo"?
"palazzo" is spelled P-A-L-A-Z-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pəˈlæt͡səʊ/.
What does "palazzo" mean?
As a noun, "palazzo" means: A large, palatial urban building in Italy.
What are common misspellings of "palazzo"?
Common misspellings include "aplazzo", "paalzzo", "palazo", "palazoz", "pallazzo". The correct spelling is "palazzo".
How do you pronounce "palazzo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palazzo" is /pəˈlæt͡səʊ/. 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 "palazzo"?
Borrowed from Italian palazzo, from Latin palātium (“palace, large residence”), from Palātium (“Palatine”), one of the seven hills of Rome, where aristocrats built large homes. Doublet of palace and Pfalz. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "palazzo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

panting#29,411peering#29,413Othello#29,406Oceania#29,399

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list