Psalms

/sɑːmz/

//sɑːmz// name

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

The verdict

“Psalms” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,177. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,177
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Corpus desk

Index EN-psalms · Psalms · English

Psalms · rank #19,177 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,177
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH PSG

Nearest frequency peer: PSG (+1 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 “Psalms”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Psalms” 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).

Psalms vs palm
50% similar
Psalms vs psalm
67% similar
Psalms vs Palms
83% similar

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

Key facts for Psalms
PropertyValue
HeadwordPsalms
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/sɑːmz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,177
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Psalms”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Psalmslands 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 “PSG” (#19,178), “psychopath” (#19,179), “primal” (#19,174). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Psalms” is #19,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Psalms (IPA /sɑːmz/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,177 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Psalms, with forms such as "paslms", "ppsalms", and "psallms". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "palm", "psalm", "Palms", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is Psalms, spelled P-S-A-L-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

This word in other languages

Salmos(Español)Psaumes(Français)Psalmen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • paslms
  • ppsalms
  • psallms
  • psalmms
  • psalmss
  • psalsm
  • psamls
  • pslams
  • pssalms
  • spalms

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

paslms2ppsalms1psallms1psalmms1psalmss1psalsm2psamls2pslams2
Edit distance from "Psalms"

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 "Psalms"?
"Psalms" is spelled P-S-A-L-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is /sɑːmz/.
What does "Psalms" mean?
As a proper noun, "Psalms" means: A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
What words are commonly confused with "Psalms"?
"Psalms" is commonly confused with "palm", "psalm", "Palms". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Psalms"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Psalms" is /sɑːmz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Psalms" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Psalms", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

primal#19,174potion#19,169photon#19,167relish#19,188

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

prettier10 variantspolluted10 variantsrelapse10 variantspharaoh10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list