palmero

[palˈmeɾo]

/[palˈmeɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“palmero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,983 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,983
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peregrino que volvía de Tierra Santa con una palma.

Corpus desk

Index ES-palmero · palmero · Spanish

palmero · rank #57,983 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,983
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH paladares

Nearest frequency peer: paladares (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “palmero”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “palmero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for palmero
PropertyValue
Headwordpalmero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[palˈmeɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,983
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “palmero” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).palmerocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “paladares” (#57,982), “palpar” (#57,984), “paje” (#57,981). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “palmero” va en #57,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

palmero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,983 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [palˈmeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for palmero, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is palmero, spelled P-A-L-M-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peregrino que volvía de Tierra Santa con una palma.
  2. 2
    Encargado de cuidar un palmeral.
  3. 3
    Persona que bate las palmas₅₋₆ para acompañar cantes y bailes flamencos de Andalucía.
  4. 4
    Persona que aplaude o anima o apoya incondicionalmente todo cuanto hace otra persona, especialmente cuando se trata de alguien famoso o con cierto poder o estatus social.

Synonyms

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 "palmero"?
"palmero" is spelled P-A-L-M-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [palˈmeɾo].
What does "palmero" mean?
As a noun, "palmero" means: Peregrino que volvía de Tierra Santa con una palma.
How do you pronounce "palmero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palmero" is [palˈmeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palmero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list