palmo

/ˈpaɫ.mu/

//ˈpaɫ.mu// noun

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The verdict

“palmo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,647
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - medida igual à distância entre as extremidades dos dedos polegar e mínimo de uma mão aberta

Corpus desk

Index PT-palmo · palmo · Portuguese

palmo · rank #41,647 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,647
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH painting

Nearest frequency peer: painting (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “palmo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “palmo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

palmo vs pão
40% similar
palmo vs papo
60% similar
palmo vs pano
60% similar

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

Key facts for palmo
PropertyValue
Headwordpalmo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpaɫ.mu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,647
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “palmo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.palmocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “painting” (#41,645), “patrol” (#41,655), “perfumaria” (#41,662). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “palmo” fica em #41,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around palmo (IPA /ˈpaɫ.mu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,647 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for palmo, with forms such as "aplmo", "pallmo", and "palmmo". 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, "pão", "papo", "pano", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is palmo, spelled P-A-L-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    medida igual à distância entre as extremidades dos dedos polegar e mínimo de uma mão aberta
  2. 2
    extensão de 9 polegadas ou 22 centímetros

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplmo
  • pallmo
  • palmmo
  • palom
  • pamlo
  • plamo
  • ppalmo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of palmo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aplmo2pallmo1palmmo1palom2pamlo2plamo2ppalmo1
Edit distance from "palmo"

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 "palmo"?
"palmo" is spelled P-A-L-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpaɫ.mu/.
What does "palmo" mean?
As a noun, "palmo" means: medida igual à distância entre as extremidades dos dedos polegar e mínimo de uma mão aberta
What words are commonly confused with "palmo"?
"palmo" is commonly confused with "pão", "papo", "pano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "palmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "palmo" is /ˈpaɫ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "palmo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

morsa#41,617skill#41,726slave#41,727aceno#41,800

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tatuar7 variantsbrook7 variantscupim7 variantsdomar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list