palmier

\pal.mje\

/\pal.mje\/ noun

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The verdict

“palmier” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,716. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,716
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante monocotylédone originaire des régions chaudes (Phanérogames angiospermes monocotylédones; famille des Arécacées (ou Palmacées)), à tige simple, nue et rugueuse (appelée stipe), que couronne ...

Corpus desk

Index FR-palmier · palmier · French

palmier · rank #21,716 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,716
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH packs

Nearest frequency peer: packs (-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 « palmier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « palmier » 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).

palmier vs plier
71% similar
palmier vs papier
71% similar
palmier vs panier
71% similar

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

Key facts for palmier
PropertyValue
Headwordpalmier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pal.mje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,716
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « palmier »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.palmierse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « packs » (#21,715), « panoplie » (#21,717), « Pacific » (#21,714). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « palmier » est au #21,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around palmier (IPA \pal.mje\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,716 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for palmier, with forms such as "aplmier", "palimer", and "pallmier". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "plier", "papier", "panier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is palmier, spelled P-A-L-M-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante monocotylédone originaire des régions chaudes (Phanérogames angiospermes monocotylédones; famille des Arécacées (ou Palmacées)), à tige simple, nue et rugueuse (appelée stipe), que couronne un bouquet de grandes feuilles palmées ou pennées disposées en éventail, à fleurs en grappes, et dont les fruits sont des baies ou des drupes.
  2. 2
    Viennoiserie, gâteau plat en forme d’éventail, à l’image de la feuille du palmier, réalisé en pâte feuilletée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how palmier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Rien n’est plus noble, plus royal, qu’un palmier. Ce grand soleil de feuilles au bout de cette colonne cannelée rayonne si splendidement dans le lapis-lazuli d’un ciel oriental ! ce tronc écaillé, mince comme s’il était serré dans un corset, rappelle si bien la taille d’une jeune fille ; son port est si majestueux, si élégant !
  2. Çà et là un palmier s’élance comme une colonne épanouissant son chapiteau de feuillage à côté d’un arbre d’Europe tout surpris d’un pareil voisinage, et qui semble inquiet de voir ramper à ses pieds les formidables végétations africaines.

Synonyms

arécacéepalmepalmito

This word in other languages

palm tree(English)palmera(Español)Palme(Deutsch)palma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplmier
  • palimer
  • pallmier
  • palmeir
  • palmierr
  • palmire
  • palmmier
  • pamlier
  • plamier
  • ppalmier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of palmier - 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.

aplmier2palimer2pallmier1palmeir2palmierr1palmire2palmmier1pamlier2
Edit distance from "palmier"

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 "palmier"?
"palmier" is spelled P-A-L-M-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pal.mje\.
What does "palmier" mean?
As a noun, "palmier" means: Plante monocotylédone originaire des régions chaudes (Phanérogames angiospermes monocotylédones; famille des Arécacées (ou Palmacées)), à tige simple, nue et rugueuse (appelée stipe), que couronne ...
What words are commonly confused with "palmier"?
"palmier" is commonly confused with "plier", "papier", "panier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "palmier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palmier" is \pal.mje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palmier" come from?
"palmier" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Pacific#21,714nageurs#21,701promeut#21,732motrice#21,698

Similar misspelling depth

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

navettes10 variantsnarratif10 variantsmorgane10 variantsMartini10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list