# palmetto

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,828

## Definitions
1. Any of various fan palms of the family Arecaceae, especially Sabal palmetto or the saw palmetto, Serenoa repens.
2. A hat made of palmetto leaves.
3. A native or resident of the US state of South Carolina.

## Etymology
From Spanish palmito, diminutive of palma (“palm tree”), from Latin palma. Doublet of palmite and palmito.

## Easily confused with
- **palette** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palette-vs-palmetto)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aplmetto`, `palemtto`, `pallmetto`, `palmeto`, `palmetot`, `palmmetto`, `palmteto`, `pamletto`, `plametto`, `ppalmetto`

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