parma
/ˈpɑɹmə/noun
parma is spelled P-A-R-M-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Parma, the name). As a noun, parma means “A dish cooked in the parmigiana style” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parma is parmas or parmae.
How many letters and syllables are in parma?
| Letters | 5: P-A-R-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 parma?
Parma appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Parma, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce parma?
- US /ˈpɑɹmə/
- UK /ˈpɑːmə/
Parma 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). Recordings: En-au-parma.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with parma?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as parma from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹmə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: param.
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 parma
- parmas plural
- parmae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaA dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
The local pub was offering a chicken parma and a pot of beer for $8.
- 2
A small shield carried by the infantry and cavalry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does parma come from?
From parmigiana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).