Pallas
/ˈpæləs/
"pallas" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pallas” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #49,535 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #49,535
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of several people in Greek mythology:
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pallas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈpæləs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #49,535 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pallas” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Pallas is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpæləs/. Corpus data places it at rank #49,535 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pallas, with forms such as "apllas", "palals", and "palas". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "polls", "pills", "pulls", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás) (f.) or Πάλλας (Pállas) (m.), from πάλλω (pállō, “to poise, sway, or swing”), but explained here by the ancients as more specifically meaning to brandish something. In Athena's conventional iconography, she was often depic… The correct English form is Pallas, spelled P-A-L-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1Any of several people in Greek mythology:
- 2Any of several people in Greek mythology:
- 3Any of several people in Greek mythology:
- 4The second asteroid discovered, and third largest, (2) Pallas.
- 5A female given name from Ancient Greek of mythological origin; rare in English.
- 6A surname.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás) (f.) or Πάλλας (Pállas) (m.), from πάλλω (pállō, “to poise, sway, or swing”), but explained here by the ancients as more specifically meaning to brandish something. In Athena's conventional iconography, she was often depicted with a spear or a shield. Thus the epithet was explained as referring to her brandishing these things.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apllas,palals,palas,pallass,pallsa,plalas,ppallas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pallas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Pallas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-L-L-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpæləs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “polls” - see the side-by-side comparison. Pallas vs polls
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.