palma

[ˈpalma]

/[ˈpalma]/ noun

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The verdict

“palma” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,946
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Arecaceae, sin. Palmae) Cualquiera de casi 3000 especies de plantas monocotiledóneas, distribuidas en áreas cálidas y templadas de todo el globo, normalmente arborescentes, características por su ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-palma · palma · Spanish

palma · rank #3,946 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,946
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH nacionalidad

Nearest frequency peer: nacionalidad (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “palma”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “palma” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

palma vs pam
60% similar
palma vs para
60% similar
palma vs pasa
60% similar

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

Key facts for palma
PropertyValue
Headwordpalma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpalma]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,946
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “palma”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).palmacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “nacionalidad” (#3,945), “pendejo” (#3,947), “Málaga” (#3,944). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “palma” va en #3,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around palma (IPA [ˈpalma]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,946 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for palma, with forms such as "aplma", "palam", and "pallma". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pam", "para", "pasa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is palma, spelled P-A-L-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Arecaceae, sin. Palmae) Cualquiera de casi 3000 especies de plantas monocotiledóneas, distribuidas en áreas cálidas y templadas de todo el globo, normalmente arborescentes, características por su tronco recto y no ramificado, llamado estípite, y una corona de hojas pinnadas o palmadas que brota del ápice del mismo. Son apreciadas como ornamentales, y muchas especies tienen valor económico.
  2. 2
    Hoja de estas plantas, usada en cestería por su resistencia.
  3. 3
    En particular, hoja de palma₁ que los antiguos romanos entregaban a los vencedores en contiendas deportivas o militares como símbolo de victoria, y los judíos y paleocristianos empleaban en sus ceremonias religiosas.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, reconocimiento generalizado de las virtudes o méritos una persona.
  5. 5
    Parte de la mano hacia la que se flexionan los dedos.
  6. 6
    Golpe dado con la palma₅.
  7. 7
    Por extensión, parte análoga de la pezuña o casco del ganado.

Synonyms

arecáceapalmeragloriahonorpalmada

Antonyms

dorso

This word in other languages

palm tree(English)palmier(Français)Palme(Deutsch)palma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplma
  • palam
  • pallma
  • palmma
  • pamla
  • plama
  • ppalma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of palma - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aplma2palam2pallma1palmma1pamla2plama2ppalma1
Edit distance from "palma"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "palma"?
"palma" is spelled P-A-L-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpalma].
What does "palma" mean?
As a noun, "palma" means: (Arecaceae, sin. Palmae) Cualquiera de casi 3000 especies de plantas monocotiledóneas, distribuidas en áreas cálidas y templadas de todo el globo, normalmente arborescentes, características por su ...
What words are commonly confused with "palma"?
"palma" is commonly confused with "pam", "para", "pasa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "palma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palma" is [ˈpalma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palma" come from?
"palma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poema#3,948Moscú#3,942queja#3,953sufre#3,963

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

crece7 variantsacero7 variantsfumar7 variantsSalta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list