palmada

/[palˈmað̞a]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,161

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

palmada is aSpanishnoun. It means: Golpe que se da con la palma de la mano. Pronounced [palˈmað̞a]. Often confused with pasada and parada.

Key facts for palmada
PropertyValue
Headwordpalmada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[palˈmað̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,161
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of palmada in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for palmada is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [palˈmað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,161 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for palmada, with forms such as "aplmada", "palamda", and "pallmada". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "pasada", "parada", "palmas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is palmada, spelled P-A-L-M-A-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Golpe que se da con la palma de la mano.
  2. 2
    Golpe de la palma de una mano con la otra y el sonido así producido.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aplmada,palamda,pallmada,palmaad,palmadda,palmdaa,palmmada,pamlada,plamada,ppalmada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for palmada

Misspelling Variants of "palmada"

aplmada7palamda7pallmada8palmaad7palmadda8palmdaa7palmmada8pamlada7
Misspelling Variants of "palmada"

Frequency rank: #43,161 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "palmada"?
"palmada" is spelled P-A-L-M-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [palˈmað̞a].
What does "palmada" mean?
As a noun, "palmada" means: Golpe que se da con la palma de la mano.
What words are commonly confused with "palmada"?
"palmada" is commonly confused with "pasada", "parada", "palmas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "palmada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palmada" is [palˈmað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palmada" come from?
"palmada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.