Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palms

/pˈɑmz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: palms
IPA: /pˈɑmz/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of palm

name

A surname from Dutch.

name

noun

Etymology

Variant of Dutch Palm.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Palm

Inflected Forms

Palmses (plural)

Rhymes With

bombs moms toms calms qualms brahms proms homs roms coms pogroms hommes

Questions

How do you pronounce palms?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɑmz/.
What does palms mean?: plural of palm
Where does palms come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce palms

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