pallor
/ˈpælɚ/
"pallor" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pallor” is uncommon English (frequency #78,912 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,912
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unnatural paleness, especially as a sign of sickness or distress.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pallor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpælɚ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #78,912 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pallor” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pallor is uncommon English at frequency #78,912 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpælɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unnatural paleness, especially as a sign of sickness or distress.".
No misspelling variants are generated for pallor in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English pallour, from Old French palor (“paleness, pallor”), from Latin pallor, from palleō (“to look pale, blanch”). The correct English form is pallor, spelled P-A-L-L-O-R.
Definition
- 1Unnatural paleness, especially as a sign of sickness or distress.
Etymology
From Middle English pallour, from Old French palor (“paleness, pallor”), from Latin pallor, from palleō (“to look pale, blanch”).
This word in other languages
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 “pallor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-L-L-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpælɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.