palmar

adj

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"palmar" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“palmar” is uncommon English (frequency #71,772 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,772
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage.

Corpus desk

Index EN-palmar · palmar · English

palmar · rank #71,772 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,772
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH paise

Nearest frequency peer: paise (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “palmar”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “palmar” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for palmar
PropertyValue
Headwordpalmar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “palmar” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).palmarfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “paise” (#71,771), “Panza” (#71,773), “Padstow” (#71,770). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “palmar” is #71,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

palmar is uncommon English at frequency #71,772 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for palmar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin palmāris. By surface analysis, palm + ar. The correct English form is palmar, spelled P-A-L-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage.
  2. 2
    In the direction of the palm.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to the underside of the wings of birds.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how palmar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "A latent print on the palmar surface of our hands and the plantar surfaces of our foot is a scan that is entirely different from the scan on the rest of our bodies.
  2. The long and ring superficialis tendons lie more palmar than the index and small.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palmāris. By surface analysis, palm + ar.

Synonyms

palmal

Antonyms

dorsal

This word in other languages

palmar(Español)palmar(Deutsch)palmar(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "palmar"?
"palmar" is spelled P-A-L-M-A-R.
What does "palmar" mean?
As an adjective, "palmar" means: Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage.
What is the origin of the word "palmar"?
Borrowed from Latin palmāris. By surface analysis, palm + ar. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "palmar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Paphos#71,774pinder#71,792nubile#71,746Poonam#71,804

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list