palmer

\pal.mɛʁ\

/\pal.mɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“palmer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,439. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,439
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appareil de mesure de précision fonctionnant avec une vis micrométrique. Il est utilisé pour mesurer des pièces de petites dimensions avec une précision de 1/100 de millimètre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-palmer · palmer · French

palmer · rank #16,439 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,439
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH PAC

Nearest frequency peer: PAC (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « palmer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « palmer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

palmer vs payer
67% similar
palmer vs plier
67% similar
palmer vs parme
67% similar

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

Key facts for palmer
PropertyValue
Headwordpalmer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pal.mɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,439
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « palmer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).palmerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « PAC » (#16,438), « paradise » (#16,440), « parlerai » (#16,441). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « palmer » est au #16,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around palmer (IPA \pal.mɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,439 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for palmer, with forms such as "aplmer", "palemr", and "pallmer". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "payer", "plier", "parme", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is palmer, spelled P-A-L-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareil de mesure de précision fonctionnant avec une vis micrométrique. Il est utilisé pour mesurer des pièces de petites dimensions avec une précision de 1/100 de millimètre.
  2. 2
    Type de mouche sèche.

Synonyms

micromètre

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplmer
  • palemr
  • pallmer
  • palmerr
  • palmmer
  • palmre
  • pamler
  • plamer
  • ppalmer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of palmer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aplmer2palemr2pallmer1palmerr1palmmer1palmre2pamler2plamer2
Edit distance from "palmer"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "palmer"?
"palmer" is spelled P-A-L-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pal.mɛʁ\.
What does "palmer" mean?
As a noun, "palmer" means: Appareil de mesure de précision fonctionnant avec une vis micrométrique. Il est utilisé pour mesurer des pièces de petites dimensions avec une précision de 1/100 de millimètre.
What words are commonly confused with "palmer"?
"palmer" is commonly confused with "payer", "plier", "parme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "palmer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palmer" is \pal.mɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palmer" come from?
"palmer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ouvres#16,436perdra#16,443publia#16,454Rachid#16,457

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

muraille9 variantsmoches9 variantsrévisé9 variantsIndiana9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list