palmito
[palˈmit̪o]
The verdict
“palmito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,805 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,805
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producto alimenticio obtenido del cogollo de varias especies de palma, que es blanco, cilíndrico, con textura suave y flexible, y rico en fibras.
Corpus desk
Index ES-palmito · palmito · Spanish
palmito · rank #74,805 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,805
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH papanatas
Nearest frequency peer: papanatas (+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 “palmito”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- paganini
paganini
25,199 corpus weight
- paid
paid
25,198 corpus weight
- palmito
palmito
25,196 corpus weight
- papanatas
papanatas
25,195 corpus weight
- paralizando
paralizando
25,193 corpus weight
- paridas
paridas
25,192 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “palmito” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palmito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [palˈmit̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #74,805 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “palmito” en español
Rare enough to double-check
palmito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,805 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [palˈmit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
palmito doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is palmito, spelled P-A-L-M-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Producto alimenticio obtenido del cogollo de varias especies de palma, que es blanco, cilíndrico, con textura suave y flexible, y rico en fibras.
- 2(Euterpe edulis) Especie de palmera nativa de Sudamérica, que es la variante principal de donde se extrae el palmito. Tiene hojas numerosas, de forma lineal-lanceolada, flexibles y colgantes, y se disponen de forma alterna y pinnada.
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.
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