palmer
/ˈpɑmɚ/noun, verb
palmer is spelled P-A-L-M-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, palmer means “A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of palmer is palmers.
How many letters and syllables are in palmer?
| Letters | 6: P-A-L-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 6,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is palmer?
Palmer appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th 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 palmer?
- UK /ˈpɑːmə/
- US /ˈpɑmɚ/
Palmer 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).
What rhymes with palmer?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as palmer from its last stressed vowel (/ɑməɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of palmer
- palmers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- palmering participle, present
- palmered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does palmer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.
- 2
archaicAbbreviation of palmerworm.
- 3
A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.
- 4
One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.
verb
- 1
In fly fishing, to wrap a hackle etc. along the whole shank of a hook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does palmer come from?
From Middle English palmer, from Anglo-Norman palmer, from Old French paumier (“palmer”), from Medieval Latin palmārius (“palmer”), from palma (“palm tree”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).