# palm

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɑːm/ · frequency rank #4,876

## Definitions
1. Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
3. Triumph; victory.
4. Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old.

## Etymology
From Middle English palme, from Old English palm, palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch”), from Latin palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch, palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂, *pl̥h₂emeh₂ (“palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Dutch palm, German Palme, Danish palme, Icelandic pálmur (“palm”).

## Easily confused with
- **PM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pm)
- **PL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pl)
- **pay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pay)
- **Pan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pan)
- **pat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pat)
- **par** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-par)
- **ppl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-ppl)
- **PLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-plc)
- **pam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pam)
- **pas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pas)
- **paw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-paw)
- **pol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pol)
- **pax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pax)
- **pap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pap)
- **PLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pla)
- **pom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pom)
- **ply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-ply)
- **ppm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-ppm)
- **Paz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-paz)
- **pao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pao)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aplm`, `pallm`, `palmm`, `paml`, `plam`, `ppalm`

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