Palestrina

name

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"palestrina" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Palestrina” is uncommon English (frequency #92,973 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,973
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A town in Rome, Lazio, Italy; ancient Praeneste.

Key facts for Palestrina
PropertyValue
HeadwordPalestrina
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,973
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Palestrina” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Palestrina lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Palestrina is uncommon English at frequency #92,973 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Palestrina in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian Palestrina, ultimately from Latin Praeneste. The correct English form is Palestrina, spelled P-A-L-E-S-T-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town in Rome, Lazio, Italy; ancient Praeneste.
  2. 2
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 or 1526 – 1594), Italian composer.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Palestrina, ultimately from Latin Praeneste.

This word in other languages

Palestrina(Français)

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 "Palestrina"?
"Palestrina" is spelled P-A-L-E-S-T-R-I-N-A.
What does "Palestrina" mean?
As a proper noun, "Palestrina" means: A town in Rome, Lazio, Italy; ancient Praeneste.
What is the origin of the word "Palestrina"?
Borrowed from Italian Palestrina, ultimately from Latin Praeneste. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Palestrina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-L-E-S-T-R-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list