Paláu
[paˈlaw]
The verdict
“Paláu” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es un país de Oceanía (con códigos ISO: 585 / PLW / PW), formado por un conjunto de unas 350 islas bañadas por el Mar de Filipinas y el Océano Pacífico. Su capital es Koror. El gentilicio es palao,...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Paláu |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [paˈlaw] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Paláu” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Paláu is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [paˈlaw]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es un país de Oceanía (con códigos ISO: 585 / PLW / PW), formado por un conjunto de unas 350 islas bañadas por el Mar de Filipinas y el Océano Pacífico. Su capital es Koror. El gentilicio es palao,...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Paláu, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Paláu, spelled P-A-L-Á-U.
Definition
- 1es un país de Oceanía (con códigos ISO: 585 / PLW / PW), formado por un conjunto de unas 350 islas bañadas por el Mar de Filipinas y el Océano Pacífico. Su capital es Koror. El gentilicio es palao, invariable, o palauano.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Paláu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-L-Á-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈlaw] (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.