palmatória

/paɫ.mɐ.ˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/

//paɫ.mɐ.ˈtɔ.ɾjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“palmatória” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,195 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,195
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pequena peça circular de madeira com cinco orifícios em cruz e provida de um cabo, usado como instrumento de castigo para bater na palma da mão do castigado

Key facts for palmatória
PropertyValue
Headwordpalmatória
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/paɫ.mɐ.ˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,195
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “palmatória” sits in Portuguese 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). palmatória lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

palmatória is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,195 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /paɫ.mɐ.ˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for palmatória, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is palmatória, spelled P-A-L-M-A-T-Ó-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequena peça circular de madeira com cinco orifícios em cruz e provida de um cabo, usado como instrumento de castigo para bater na palma da mão do castigado
  2. 2
    espécie de castiçal baixo, geralmente de metal, com prato e cabo ou asa; bugia
  3. 3
    braçadeira metálica que prende o turco ao costado da embarcação
  4. 4
    planta angiosperma aculeada (Opuntia monacantha) da família das cactáceas, de artículos carnosos, flores amarelo-esverdeadas, com a parte inferior vermelha, ou róseas, e bagas vermelhas, aculeadas e comestíveis, nativa da Argentina e Brasil (BA ao RS), e também cultivada por propriedades sedativas; arubeba, arumbeba, arumbeva, palmatória-de-espinho, palmilha-de-papa, raqueta, urumbeba, urumbeva

Synonyms

férulamaria-vitóriamenina-de-cinco-olhospalmapavanasanta-luziasanta-vitória

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "palmatória"?
"palmatória" is spelled P-A-L-M-A-T-Ó-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /paɫ.mɐ.ˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/.
What does "palmatória" mean?
As a noun, "palmatória" means: pequena peça circular de madeira com cinco orifícios em cruz e provida de um cabo, usado como instrumento de castigo para bater na palma da mão do castigado
How do you pronounce "palmatória"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palmatória" is /paɫ.mɐ.ˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palmatória" come from?
"palmatória" is a Portuguese 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 “palmatória”

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

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

Other uncommon Portuguese 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list