paloma

noun

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

The verdict

“paloma” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,140. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,140
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda.

Corpus desk

Index EN-paloma · paloma · English

paloma · rank #37,140 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,140
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Palisades

Nearest frequency peer: Palisades (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “paloma”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “paloma” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

paloma vs parma
67% similar
paloma vs Paola
50% similar
paloma vs Palos
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for paloma
PropertyValue
Headwordpaloma
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,140
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “paloma”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).palomalands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Palisades” (#37,138), “paraphrasing” (#37,142), “Pacino” (#37,137). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “paloma” is #37,140. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around paloma, anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,140 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for paloma, with forms such as "aploma", "palloma", and "palmoa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "parma", "Paola", "Palos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish paloma (“dove”). The correct English form is paloma, spelled P-A-L-O-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Martini, Bellini, Negroni, Baileys, Kahlúa, sambuca Soju, paloma, mojito, gimlet, Frangelico, Guinness Tequila, Manhattan, a margarita, old-fashioned Dry vermouth and something I can't taste 'cause I'm so trashed

Etymology

From Spanish paloma (“dove”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aploma
  • palloma
  • palmoa
  • paloam
  • palomma
  • paolma
  • plaoma
  • ppaloma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paloma - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aploma2palloma1palmoa2paloam2palomma1paolma2plaoma2ppaloma1
Edit distance from "paloma"

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 "paloma"?
"paloma" is spelled P-A-L-O-M-A.
What does "paloma" mean?
As a noun, "paloma" means: A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda.
What words are commonly confused with "paloma"?
"paloma" is commonly confused with "parma", "Paola", "Palos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "paloma"?
From Spanish paloma (“dove”). 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 "paloma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Pacino#37,137patted#37,148Osmond#37,131nutter#37,121

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

prong8 variantsmoaned8 variantsradium8 variantsreassess8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list