palms

/pɑlmz/

//pɑlmz// noun

The verdict

“palms” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,426 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,426
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de palm.

Corpus desk

Index ES-palms · palms · Spanish

palms · rank #94,426 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,426
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH papillon

Nearest frequency peer: papillon (+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 “palms”

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 “palms” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for palms
PropertyValue
Headwordpalms
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɑlmz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#94,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “palms” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.palmscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “papillon” (#94,427), “paleontológicos” (#94,424), “paladino” (#94,423). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “palms” va en #94,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

palms is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,426 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɑlmz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de palm.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for palms, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is palms, spelled P-A-L-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de palm.

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 "palms"?
"palms" is spelled P-A-L-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is /pɑlmz/.
What does "palms" mean?
As a noun, "palms" means: Forma del plural de palm.
How do you pronounce "palms"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palms" is /pɑlmz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palms" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list