palms

/pɑlmz/

//pɑlmz// noun

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The verdict

“palms” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,426 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,426
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de palm.

Key facts for palms
PropertyValue
Headwordpalms
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɑlmz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#94,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “palms” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). palms lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

palms is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,426 among 48,357 “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?
"palms" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “palms”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-L-M-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɑlmz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list