Palmira

[palˈmiɾa]

/[palˈmiɾa]/ name

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The verdict

“Palmira” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,176. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,176
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad antigua de Siria, hoy en ruinas, junto a la moderna ciudad de Tadmor, con gran atractivo turístico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-palmira · Palmira · Spanish

Palmira · rank #30,176 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,176
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH palmar

Nearest frequency peer: palmar (-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 “Palmira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Palmira” 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).

Palmira vs partirá
43% similar
Palmira vs palomita
63% similar
Palmira vs palma
57% similar

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

Key facts for Palmira
PropertyValue
HeadwordPalmira
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[palˈmiɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,176
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Palmira”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Palmiracae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “palmar” (#30,175), “papaya” (#30,177), “padeciendo” (#30,174). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “Palmira” va en #30,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Palmira (IPA [palˈmiɾa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,176 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Palmira, with forms such as "aplmira", "palimra", and "pallmira". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "partirá", "palomita", "palma", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Palmira, spelled P-A-L-M-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad antigua de Siria, hoy en ruinas, junto a la moderna ciudad de Tadmor, con gran atractivo turístico.
  2. 2
    Ciudad de Colombia.
  3. 3
    Ciudad de Mendoza, Argentina.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplmira
  • palimra
  • pallmira
  • palmiar
  • palmirra
  • palmmira
  • palmria
  • pamlira
  • plamira
  • ppalmira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Palmira - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aplmira2palimra2pallmira1palmiar2palmirra1palmmira1palmria2pamlira2
Edit distance from "Palmira"

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 "Palmira"?
"Palmira" is spelled P-A-L-M-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [palˈmiɾa].
What does "Palmira" mean?
As a proper noun, "Palmira" means: Ciudad antigua de Siria, hoy en ruinas, junto a la moderna ciudad de Tadmor, con gran atractivo turístico.
What words are commonly confused with "Palmira"?
"Palmira" is commonly confused with "partirá", "palomita", "palma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Palmira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Palmira" is [palˈmiɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Palmira" come from?
"Palmira" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

nupcias#30,166Popayán#30,190portaba#30,192posando#30,193

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

operario10 variantsobviar10 variantsprefijo10 variantsmetralla10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list