Palmyra
/pælˈmaɪ.ɹə/
"palmyra" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Palmyra” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,946 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #39,946
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An ancient city, an oasis in the Syrian Desert, in present-day central Syria, recorded historically from around 2000 BCE, subsequently subject to various empires and destroyed in 273 CE and again i...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Palmyra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /pælˈmaɪ.ɹə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #39,946 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Palmyra” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Palmyra is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pælˈmaɪ.ɹə/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,946 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Palmyra, with forms such as "aplmyra", "pallmyra", and "palmmyra". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "palma", "Palmer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Παλμύρα (Palmúra). For more see Palmyra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia The correct English form is Palmyra, spelled P-A-L-M-Y-R-A.
Definition
- 1An ancient city, an oasis in the Syrian Desert, in present-day central Syria, recorded historically from around 2000 BCE, subsequently subject to various empires and destroyed in 273 CE and again in 1400, when it was reduced to a village.
- 2A city, the county seat of Marion County, Missouri, United States.
- 3A census-designated place, the county seat of Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States.
- 4A number of townships in the United States, listed under Palmyra Township.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Παλμύρα (Palmúra). For more see Palmyra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aplmyra,pallmyra,palmmyra,palmrya,palmyar,palmyrra,palmyyra,palymra,pamlyra,plamyra,ppalmyra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Palmyra - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Palmyra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-L-M-Y-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pælˈmaɪ.ɹə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “palma” - see the side-by-side comparison. Palmyra vs palma
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.