Palestine
/ˈpæləˌstaɪn/obsolete
Palestine is spelled P-A-L-E-S-T-I-N-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Palestine means “A Philistine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Palestine is Palestines.
How many letters and syllables are in Palestine?
| Letters | 9: P-A-L-E-S-T-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.8 times per million words; the 7,224th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Palestine?
Palestine appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th 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 Palestine?
- /ˈpæləˌstaɪn/
- /ˈpæləˌstiːn/
Palestine 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-Palestine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Palestine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicobsoleteA Philistine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Palestine come from?
From Latin Palaestinus, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστινὸς (Palaistinòs). Cognate with Middle French palestin, Palestin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).