pallid
/ˈpælɪd/adjective
pallid is spelled P-A-L-L-I-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pallid means “Appearing weak, pale, or wan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pallid?
| Letters | 6: P-A-L-L-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 pallid?
Pallid appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 pallid?
- /ˈpælɪd/
Pallid has 2 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: En-us-pallid.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pallid
- pallider comparative
- pallidest superlative
- pallido-
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pallid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Appearing weak, pale, or wan.
The patient left the hospital but was very pallid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pallid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense appearing weak, pale, or wan:
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 pallid come from?
From Latin pallidus. Doublet of pale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).