Palouse
/pəˈluːs/
"palouse" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Palouse” is uncommon English (frequency #83,595 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,595
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A certain Sahaptin tribe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Palouse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pəˈluːs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #83,595 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Palouse” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Palouse is uncommon English at frequency #83,595 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pəˈluːs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A certain Sahaptin tribe.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Palouse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Uncertain. Borrowed from French, either from the Sahaptin name of the Palus people or a designation of the region as pelouse. The correct English form is Palouse, spelled P-A-L-O-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1A certain Sahaptin tribe.
Etymology
Uncertain. Borrowed from French, either from the Sahaptin name of the Palus people or a designation of the region as pelouse.
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 “Palouse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-L-O-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.