palma
[ˈpalma]
The verdict
“palma” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,946 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,946
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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 ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpalma] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,946 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “palma” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for palma is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpalma]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,946 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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(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.
- 2Hoja de estas plantas, usada en cestería por su resistencia.
- 3En 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.
- 4Por extensión, reconocimiento generalizado de las virtudes o méritos una persona.
- 5Parte de la mano hacia la que se flexionan los dedos.
- 6Golpe dado con la palma₅.
- 7Por extensión, parte análoga de la pezuña o casco del ganado.
Antonyms
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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.
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.
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Using “palma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-L-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpalma] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pam” - see the side-by-side comparison. palma vs pam
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.