Palestinian
/pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/adjective, noun
Palestinian is spelled P-A-L-E-S-T-I-N-I-A-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,957th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Palestinian means “Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Palestinian?
| Letters | 11: P-A-L-E-S-T-I-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,957th 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 Palestinian?
Palestinian appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,957th 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 Palestinian?
- /pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/
Palestinian has 5 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-Palestinian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Palestinian
- more Palestinian comparative
- most Palestinian superlative
- Palæstinian
- Palestinean
- Palestinians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Palestinian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.
noun
- 1
An inhabitant of Palestine or someone descending from that area.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Palestinian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | palestinien , Palestinien, Palestinienne |
| German | palästinensisch , Palästinenser, Palästinenserin |
| Portuguese | palestino, palestiniano , palestina, palestiniana |
| Spanish | palestino , palestina |
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 Palestinian come from?
From Palestine + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).