Pema
/ˈpɛmə/
"pema" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pema” is uncommon English (frequency #78,006 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,006
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A title indicating great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhists.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pema |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɛmə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #78,006 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pema” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pema is uncommon English at frequency #78,006 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɛmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A title indicating great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhists.".
Pema doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Tibetan པད་མ (pad ma), from Sanskrit पद्म (padma, “lotus”). Doublet of Padma. The correct English form is Pema, spelled P-E-M-A.
Definition
- 1A title indicating great respect, prefixed to the names of Tibetan Buddhists.
Etymology
Borrowed from Tibetan པད་མ (pad ma), from Sanskrit पद्म (padma, “lotus”). Doublet of Padma.
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 “Pema”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-E-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɛmə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.