# Pallas

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpæləs/ · frequency rank #49,535

## Definitions
1. Any of several people in Greek mythology:
2. Any of several people in Greek mythology:
3. Any of several people in Greek mythology:
4. The second asteroid discovered, and third largest, (2) Pallas.
5. A female given name from Ancient Greek of mythological origin; rare in English.
6. A 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.

## Easily confused with
- **polls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-polls)
- **pills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-pills)
- **pulls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-pulls)
- **Paula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-paula)
- **Palms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-palms)
- **pleas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-pleas)
- **palma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-palma)
- **Paola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-paola)
- **Paras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-paras)
- **Palos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-palos)
- **pillar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-pillar)
- **pallet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-pallet)
- **Pappas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-pappas)
- **parlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-parlay)
- **pillars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-pillars)
- **pall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pall-vs-pallas)
- **pala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pala-vs-pallas)
- **pales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pales-vs-pallas)
- **Palau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palau-vs-pallas)
- **paella** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paella-vs-pallas)

## Common misspellings (7)
`apllas`, `palals`, `palas`, `pallass`, `pallsa`, `plalas`, `ppallas`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pallas